The Pesky Toad Logo

The Pesky Toad

The Pescadero Perspective

This story has rotated off the live feed but the permalink stays available for sharing and search.

news Mercopress 2026-05-22

Falklands Farmer Recalls 1982 British Landing in Letter

A farmer from Head of the Bay, near the 1982 British landing site, shared his memories in a letter to MercoPress coinciding with Falklands' Landing Day ceremonies.


<p> <img alt="Photo: Michael &#147;Ted&#148; Jones" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110213/100x80/whatsapp-image-2026-05-21-at-18.28.19.jpeg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> MercoPress this week received a letter from reader Michael (β€œTed”) Jones, a farmer at Head of the Bay β€”a settlement located in the immediate vicinity of the site where British forces landed on 21 May 1982β€”, in response to th...

Support Your Local Toad

The Pesky Toad is free and ad-light. If you find it useful, toss a few pesos in the tip jar to help keep the servers running and the satire flowing.

$

MXN · Minimum $10