Who are all of those guys in tuxedos?

Guess I should have worn my tuxedo on the ship tonight. After all, I was around all of these guys and ladies today who were wearing them!



What an incredible day. After a long two and a half-hour drive through somewhat boring terrain, we arrived at the Punta Tombo Nature Reserve. This spectacular setting is home for the largest gathering of penguins on the South American mainland. It is said that there are about 800,000 penguins here at the peak of the season.


I took hundreds of photos. I’ve tried to include some of the best in this entry. You can see some of the families in their nests. There was virtually a nest under every shrub in this area which goes for miles. Each male and female penguin hatch two eggs (generally) per year. You can see the babies as those who look “fluffy” and are almost entirely gray.


If you look at some of these photos you can see penguins on the next ridge beyond those seen close up. They were everywhere and were not shy when it came to walking right up to us humans. Perhaps the most enjoyable thing was watching them walk. You could almost hear them saying things like:


“Gosh…I guess it’s time to start the long trek down to the water for lunch” or


“I wish all of these people would just leave us alone and give us a little privacy” or


“Hey you with the telephoto….I’m here posing for you. Hey you! Hey! Geeesh!”


Their waddle is hilarious. What an incredible time!


You can also see a couple of photos of guanacos…llama-like creatures with faces like a kangaroo. All in all a wonderful day in Argentina. I think I like the nature and scenic stops more than the big city stops.


Thanks, Mr. and Mrs. Penguin for being stand-ins for my family and friends this Christmas Eve.