After recovering from the ¨W¨with a good night's sleep, we immediately took a bus back to Punta Arenas where we planned to hang out for a couple days. We were'nt really sure what we would be doing, but I think we came to a quick agreement that anything to do with hiking would not be on our agenda.
When we arrived at our hostel in Punta Arenas, we inquired about things to do and decided to take the boat ride that evening out to the penguin reserve known as Isla Magdalena. We whined just a little bit when they told us we should probably wear our hiking boots and waterproof pants (that by this point were pretty much standing on their own), but I was super pumped to see some penguins.
The island didn't disappoint. Apparently it is home to approximately 120,000 penguins (the population of my hometown... but penguins instead of rednecks) ;). We were able to walk amongst them, watch them fish, and listen to them... hmm we will call it ¨sing¨. The entire time I just imagined that they were thinking, (say in a British accent.... think Downton Abbey) "Oh dear... whyyyy are you so under-dressed?" or "Sweatpants... what on uuuuuth is that?" (think Eddie Izzard). Warning: many of the following photos will kill you with cuteness.... and some with Downton Abbey quotes.
"I wish these people would leave so we could get on with the Island cricket match..."
"Oh my ... I thought you were a waitor"
Wallering.....
"He looks like a footman in a musical review"
"How about another chorus of Molly Malone"
My god man... stand at attention.
We took the boat back to Punta Arenas watching the waddling penguins disappear into the distance.
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