At last I can say - Been there, done that! My photos are from the days of celuloid and 8mm video tape - when I can get them converted I'll whack a few up myself. I spent a total of about a year down there and loved every minute.
Lennymac - if I may be so bold as to answer your questions... There are hardly any shops in Stanley, only two that I can recall (Weststore and the Pink Shop) though there may be one or two more by now. Out in the camp (their name for the bondu!) there is nothing.
Falkland wind is something that has to be seen to be believed - they used to say a day with less than forty knot winds was a calm one!
Weather is opposite to Blighty, June to August is their winter - very cold, very windy and lots of snow; December to Febuary is warm enough to sunbathe if you can find somewhere out of the wind.
Travel is generall done by air, with daily broadcasts (on FIBS Falkland Island Broadcasting Service) as to who is going where - so that business can be conducted between farmers or settlement owners. Walking will earn you some very funny looks! not impossible but...... The land is very sparse, no trees on most islands and soil consisting of sand or peat, so not great for pitching tents.
Most farmers are reasonably welcoming but be aware that a lot of home butchered mutton has a parasitic fluke which can cause problems if not properly coooked.
ATB
Ogri the trog