Yesterday we (Sam, Raquel, and I) biked from Punta Arenas to go see the penguins. This was a bit of a gamble as we were told there might not be any there, but we went anyway. The dirt road up over a big hill into the wind and rain was tedious, but probably good training for the race had just competed in. One nice thing was that because of some gates and a washout there wasn't any vehicular traffic. It was around 40-45 km to get there and then an entrance station and a walk along a boardwalk. Finally we saw the penguins on the beach. There were 39 there as well as another 3 inland we saw. I think it is the tail end of their time here on land. Mostly they seemed to be sleeping, but from time to time one would go into the water or preen and shake. They seem pretty ungainly on land. We also saw some other bird life, geese, hawks, caracara, rhea, condors, and numerous others. Some fairly close and relatively patient, others a long way off or more skittish.
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| Penguins (of the magellenic variety) |
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Penguin about to go into a hole
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| Caracara |
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| Condor |
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| Rhea |
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| acro yoga pics on an old bus |
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| more fun on the bus |
The ride back was a little quicker due to a tailwind. We stopped to take acro yoga pictures on an old bus. We were all glad to get off the bikes and eat some food when we were done.
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