Today we went on a boat tour up the Beagle channel. We left Ushuaia early in the morning, and it started out sunny, but as they say is typical in this area, the weather changed quickly. It started raining a bit and got quite windy. Nevertheless we were able to get on deck and take pictures.
We first stopped at some rocks where sea lions were sleeping. There were also comorants. These comorants had white bellies which is different from the all black ones I`m used to seeing in Vancouver.
After a couple of hours we reached an island about 60 km to the east of Ushuaia, which has a penguin colony. One of the only colonies around here, I think, and I was surprised there was one this far north. I thought they´d only be in the Antarctic. The colony is not very large, and they seem to mostly hang out on the beach, although some were higher up on the island.
The penguins were not disturbed by the boat and it pulled right up to shore so we were able to get very close.
Afterward the boat stopped at a little place called Harbourton, which is the first ranch on Tierra del Fuego, and some people got off there. The rest of us stayed on the boat for a very windy, wavy, and bumpy ride back to Ushuaia. Felt a little green by the time we got back.
We first stopped at some rocks where sea lions were sleeping. There were also comorants. These comorants had white bellies which is different from the all black ones I`m used to seeing in Vancouver.
After a couple of hours we reached an island about 60 km to the east of Ushuaia, which has a penguin colony. One of the only colonies around here, I think, and I was surprised there was one this far north. I thought they´d only be in the Antarctic. The colony is not very large, and they seem to mostly hang out on the beach, although some were higher up on the island.
The penguins were not disturbed by the boat and it pulled right up to shore so we were able to get very close.
That's a good picture of the penguins in front of the mountains.
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