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The Crux Australis, our vessel for the trip to Isla Magdalena
As the gangway is lowered, the penguin world is revealed!
The human penguins waiting to disembark.
A penguin after his swim
Teenagers in puberty.
Molting season.
The hills are alive with the sound of penguins squawking.
Chicks in fluff.
Some go through puberty faster than others.
Penguins penguins everywhere. In the background our boat waits for us to return.
Mine mine mine!
And then there was one.
Cheeky!
Knock knock who’s there.
King of the mountain.
This would make a good jigsaw puzzle picture.
A nobby penguin.
The island has not a stick of vegetation due to the overwhelming penguin presence.
They all live in burrows like these
Michelle gets up close and personal
Caption please.
Defluffing before dinner.
The path is quite close to the penguins, and they need to cross it to get to the water.
I’m soo cute.
Can feel a penguin joke coming on.
They are pretty comfortable with our presence.
Love is in the air.
Grunge is fashionable still.
There’s also a lot of gulls and other sea birds
The lighthouse in the distance
And then there for 120,000
Returning to the boat, the penguins aren’t too concerened by our presence
Taking a dip net to the boat
Of course we were the last back on board.
Leaving the Isla de Magdalena
A lovely house and car in Punta Arenas
Typical historic houses in downtown Punta Arenas.
Sadly this was the only Antartic Ice we get to see on this trip.
Cape Horn and it’s victims.
Breaker breaker, this is red leader … chhhhhh
Some cutting edge military technology
Some cutting edge naval technology
Dangerman.
El Templo, Punta Arenas #1 gothic themed nightclub
Surrounds of the Punta Arenas plaza
He was our favourite stray.
A period bathroom in the Braun Menendez Museum
One of Ericsson’s first phones!
Braun-Menéndez Mansion. The restored house of a wealthy Sara Braun who were pioneers to sheep raising.
Braun-Menéndez Mansion.
Braun-Menéndez Mansion. Now this is a games room.
The budget section of the Punta Arenas cemetary. Here you can be buried 6 feet over!
Punta Arenas Cemetery
A family plot, along with all the keepsakes.
Punta Arenas cemetery
Some of the family tombs are quite grand, like little houses.
A very fancy looking family crypyt
Punta Arenas Cemetery
Punta Arenas cemetery
Interesting to request this ontop of your grave.
The rather creepy children & baby section
Some of the family crypts are quite modern
Michelle getting inh touch with nature
Ben justy loves shopping
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