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The BFBS Radio Go Karting Championship 2008 (vs.Kwik Fit)
The gauntlet was thrown down, the helmets were fitted and off we went...and came 2nd.
 
The BFBS Radio Team complete with waterproofs. (Jessie, Tosh, Marc, Neil & Matt)
The BFBS Radio Team complete with waterproofs. (Jessie, Tosh, Marc, Neil & Matt)
The Challengers - Kwik Fit (Amy, Lloyd, Ricky, Alex & Dave)
The Challengers - Kwik Fit (Amy, Lloyd, Ricky, Alex & Dave)
Matt Jagger kitting up for the challenge...
Matt Jagger kitting up for the challenge...
Neil Carter lining up at the start to lead BFBS to victory...winning's not everything you know!
Neil Carter lining up at the start to lead BFBS to victory...winning's not everything you know!
 
 
 
The circuit awaits...
The circuit awaits...
This is what happened to drivers who needed cooling down!
This is what happened to drivers who needed cooling down!
Jessie Aru, complete with Pink Wellies, takes a turn...
Jessie Aru, complete with Pink Wellies, takes a turn...
MPC Kart Club - The Most Southerly Karting Club in the World (probably!)
MPC Kart Club - The Most Southerly Karting Club in the World (probably!)
 
Sea Lion Island
The Falkland Islands is a wildlife enthusiasts playground...
 
Rock Cormorants...just one or two
Rock Cormorants...just one or two
A sleeping Elephant Seal
A sleeping Elephant Seal
Diddle-dee berries, once you've had these it is said you'll always come back to the Falklands...
Diddle-dee berries, once you've had these it is said you'll always come back to the Falklands...
A Rock Cormorant
A Rock Cormorant
 
 
 
Open Wide...an Elephant Seal awakens
Open Wide...an Elephant Seal awakens
Kelp Goose
Kelp Goose
A young Rockhopper Penguin
A young Rockhopper Penguin
A rather large Sea Lion
A rather large Sea Lion
 
Saunder's Island

Neil, Jessie & Matt decided to check out more wildlife on Saunder's Island
 
Black-browed Albatross
Black-browed Albatross
Rockhopper Penguins
Rockhopper Penguins
A young Albatross
A young Albatross
Sheep, penguins, albatross and more living side by side...
Sheep, Rockhopper penguins, Black-browed albatross, King cormorants and more, living side by side...
 
 
 
A big bird...
A big bird... apparently a Striated Caracara
A young Albatross with a big mouth...
A young Albatross with a big mouth...
Matt & Jessie in the middle of nowhere...
Matt & Jessie in the middle of nowhere....
A Rockhopper Penguin
A Rockhopper Penguin
 
Tornado F3 flypast with the QEII  - 01/02/08 (F3 Images courtesy of Trish Brown)

Unfortunately due to bad weather the QEII didn't make it into harbour whilst on her final voyage to the South Atlantic, however she received a warm welcome from the British Forces who organised a flypast...

 
Queen Elizabeth II - On her final visit to the Falkland Islands [Taken by Martin Downs]
Queen Elizabeth II - On her final visit to the Falkland Islands [Taken by Martin Downs]
A tornado F3 on a fly past the QEII
A tornado F3 on a fly past the QEII.
Jets On...
Jets On....
A Tornado F3.
A Tornado F3.
 
The British Army Antarctic Expedition Team 2007/08 have just arrived back in the Falkland Islands after a memorable trip...
(Images courtesy of team member Steve Ayres)

 
 
The British Army Antarctic Expedition Team 2007/2008
The British Army Antarctic Expedition Team 2007/2008
An overturned Iceberg
An overturned Iceberg.
Discoverer entering the ice fields of the Antarctic
Discoverer entering the ice fields of the Antarctic
Check out more at www.baae.org.uk
Check out more at www.baae.org.uk
 
 
 
Discoverer in Waddington bay
Discoverer in Waddington bay
Young Love...
Young Love...
Lemaire channel
Lemaire channel
Early morning start under ceracs...
Early morning start under ceracs...
 
The Falkland Islands

Welcome to The Falklands.
 
Arrival at Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC)
Arriving at MPC.
Some of the local scenery. Picture taken from Darwin House
Some of the local scenery.
BFBS' Old Company Vehicle
BFBS' former company vehicle.
Search & Rescue
RAF Search & Rescue.
 
 
 
Sgt Craig Dawson of 10 Sqn (Australian Army) plays the bagpipes at Tumbledown after a life long ambition
Sgt Craig Dawson of 10 Sqn (Australian Army) plays the bagpipes at Tumbledown after a life long ambition.
 
Photos from The Mare Harbour Boat Trip with 460 Port & Maritime Troop (Images courtesy of Martin Downs)
 
 
Gentoo Penguins escaping into the sea...
Gentoo Penguins escaping into the sea...
Check out how big my mouth is!
Check out how big my mouth is!
Shake it baby !!!
Shake it baby !!!
Neil Carter having a staring competition with a Gentoo Penguin
Neil Carter having a staring competition with a Gentoo Penguin
 
 
 
A family outing...
A family outing...
Oystercatcher...
Oystercatcher...
A lonely seal...
A lonely seal...
Careful, you might trip...
Careful, you might trip....
 
Volunteer Point

King Penguins at Volunteer Point.
 
King Penguin @ Volunteer Point
King Penguin.
A King Penguin Egg
A King Penguin Egg.
Neil Carter thinking he's David Attenborough
Neil Carter checking out the birds, sorry Penguins!
A Sleeping King Penguin
A sleeping King Penguin.
 
   
 
 
Pied Oystercatcher
A Pied Oystercatcher.
An adult Magellanic Penguin and baby
An adult Magellanic Penguin and baby.
A young King Penguin still with feathers.
A young King Penguin still with feathers.
Air transport back to MPC.
Air transport back to MPC.
 

Diving in the Falklands at Seal Rocks
 
A rare Neil Carter fish spotted in the South Atlantic.
A rare Neil Carter fish spotted in the South Atlantic.
A passing Peale's Dolphin in playful mood.

A passing Peale's Dolphin in playful mood.

and another Dolphin...
and another Dolphin...
Neil Carter after his first Falklands dive in waters of only 10 degrees.
Neil Carter after his first Falklands dive in waters of only 10 degrees.