At the End of the World

Posted by Nataly (Santa Monica, United States) on 16 March 2009 in Animal & Insect.

Argentina, Patagonia, Ushuaia, Penguin Island

Hello, everyone! I am back after my very tiring but magical trip to Argentina. I am so jet leg and keep falling a sleep all the time. Oh, no... this is not me, but seams like this little guy is a bit jet leg himself :) Or just tired of posing. My kid drove him crazy for about 15 min. trying to get as close as possible to him. And I was so impressed with this completely wild creature tolerating my child. I almost offered him a babysitting job. But unfortunately he is all the way in Patagonia in Ushuaia, at the end of the world, by the gate to Antarctica. And there was I, sticking my nose into his and all his friends` and family`s business.
On a serious note, I am so full of emotions and information and images that I didn`t know where to start. While my husband was working, my son and I got pretty tired of sitting around the house and the City, and decided to take a trip to Patagonia. in two weeks we took 7 flights with my 4 year old ranging from 9 hours to 55 minutes. Let me tell you, my little guy is the best partner to travel. Didn`t complain even ones! We went to El Calafate, seen glaciers; went to Ushuaia, which is called "THe end of the world" since it is the most southern city on Earth and the closest to Antarctica. Only about a 1000 km away.
OK, I can go on forever, so let me bring it to you little by little. I have about 1300 images and I need to select some to share with you. It is a challenge since I love all of them.

This sweet guy is Pupua family penguin. There are mostly Magelanos penguins in Patagonia, but since the year 2000 this guys started to migrate in the summer time. OK, I just dodn`t get it. They go back to Antarctica in the winter. Why would you go there when it`s -150* F ???? And leave when it gets warmer. Why not the other way around?? Oh, well, they got their own rules of their own game :-))

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