Bleaker Island

Bleaker Island is a low, narrow farm island off the southeast of East Falkland, a short hop on the island plane from Stanley, run as a sheep farm with a strong eye to conservation. One of the largest imperial shag colonies of the islands crowds a rocky point near a rockhopper penguin colony, while gentoos and Magellanic penguins nest along the coast. Sandy Bay offers a long white beach, and the ponds hold ducks, geese and waders. The farm lets out a couple of cottages to guests, and the quiet and the lack of cruise landings are part of its appeal.