Day 10. Bodie, ghost town?

Day 10. Tuesday 20th November

According to the forecast today was set to be the last nice day in the outlook period. With strong winds, rain and possible snow showers forecast from tomorrow onwards, I decided I would make the most of the last bit of sun shine rather than spend the day in bed in preparation for my night shift.

David, one of the forecaasters here, had hired a landrover and so I clubbed in and went towards Darwin and Goose Green with him. Although technically not off road, I am not surprised that hire cars are limited to only 40 mph!

I don't know what I was expecting, a small town or village perhaps, maybe even a tiny hamlet, but there are literally 4 or 5 houses in Darwin! It's where I'll be coming next week for my wool spinning workshop, and Darwin House is famous amoungst the WAGs here, and the tourist information desk along the Long Corridor. "You must visit Darwin House for afternoon tea, It's superb." I had heard talk of eating your own body weight in cake. But as we approached the door it just seemed as though we were knowing on someone's front door rather than a cafe or hotel. Fiona was as lovely as everyone had said, and although she was technically closed (open by appointment only on week days) we had better come in and have some tea. Poor David doesn't even drink tea, but obliged. We sat in what felt like her front room and she brought a cake stand with four cakes to eat each!

This to me sums up The Falklands and how few things there are to do here other than look at wildlife and go on walks. The fact that a lady serving tea and cakes in her living room, along with another small "cafe" in Goose Green are classed as actual tourist hotposts and people will drive 45 minutes to get here from MPA. That being said, it was lovely, and I will be back. The views around Darwin were stunning and my photos don't do it justice.

We walked from Goose Green towards Bodie Creek Bridge, which I belive is the world's most southern suspension bridge. Though you may have to look that up.

My night shift was interesting. My ad hoc last doubled up night due to being off sick on Friday. It was blowing an actual gale but I needed to do the balloon launch in order to write down the three hours worth of admin proceedures that go along with it. I got the balloon in the air with no problems, so all was well.

I'll put my photos up on Thursday.