PORT ANGELES — Elston and Jackie Hill will talk about their recent trip to the Falkland Islands — and display photographs of the wildlife on the remote islands — during a presentation tonight.
The lecture will be at 7 p.m. at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St.
It is part of the Peninsula Trails Coalition Adventure Travel Speaker Series.
The $5 admission fee will go to the coalition for the purchase of tools, equipment and lunches for volunteers who maintain the Olympic Discovery Trail.
Children will be admitted to the presentation free.
The Falklands are located in the Atlantic Ocean, about 300 miles from the east coast of South America.
Wildlife in these remote islands includes penguins, the brown-browed albatross, king cormorants and elephant seals, which have little fear of people, the Hills said.
“This was one of our best wildlife trips,” said Elston Hill in an e-mail, “and one of the most reasonably priced as well.
“We were a tour group of two people, and everything went smoother than any trip we have taken.”
The Port Angeles couple stayed in “settlements” that could accommodate only very small tour groups, with some limited to four guests.
“The islands we visited have a year-round permanent population of two people or one family,” Elston Hill said.
“There is only one commercial flight a week to the Falkland Islands, which makes all of the islands except East Island [location of the capital, Stanley] one of the most remote wildlife locations in the world.
“Most of the locations we visited are inaccessible to cruise or expedition ships.”
For more information, phone 360-452-8641 or visit www.olympic discoverytrail.com.
