Category Archives: Patagonia

12th April: Patagonia (Peninsula Valdes)

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

Today we piled into a bus for a trip to Peninsula Valdes, a world heritage area due to its wildlife. Our wildlife encounters started in the carpark when we arrived. This is a zorro or Patagonian Fox. Actually not a … Continue reading →

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11th April: Patagonia (Puerto Madryn)

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

A free day at Puerto Madryn, originally a Welsh colony, because the ship arrived early and nothing was organized. We had left the Falklands a few days before, which was very British and where there were many references to the … Continue reading →

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8th April: Patagonia (Puerto Deseado and Mirador de Darwin)

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

Early in the morning we arrived at Puerto Deseado on the Atlantic coast of Patagonia. Today was a day for landscapes rather than wildlife. We piled into a bus and were driven through the sparse flat Patagonian semi-desert and then … Continue reading →

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20th March: Patagonia (Ushuaia and Beagle Passage)

Posted on April 2, 2011 by

This is near dawn, at the Ushuaia waterfront, looking over the harbour, beyond the road to the airport, across the Beagle Channel to the mountains on the other side. Another shot from the roof of out hotel. A panorama of … Continue reading →

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19th March: Patagonia (Ushuaia)

Posted on April 2, 2011 by

Very little photographic activity today, lots to see and do down here but we haven’t had the time. We did manage to visit several museums and have a trip up the cable car to see the view. We also met … Continue reading →

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18th March: El Calafate to Ushuaia

Posted on April 2, 2011 by

We dropped off the rental car today, having driven something like 2,000 kilometres over two weeks, and took the plane to Ushuaia. No images today because we found we needed a few more items for Antarctica.  Getting organized for the … Continue reading →

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17th March: Patagonia (Puerto Natales)

Posted on April 2, 2011 by

Today we undertook the long drive back from Hosteria Las Torres in Torres del Paine National Park to El Calafate via Puerto Natales. We always intended to go back via Puerto Natales and this became imperative as it was the … Continue reading →

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16th March: Patagonia (Laguna Azul and Laguna Amerga – Torres del Paine NP)

Posted on April 2, 2011 by

We abandoned our attempt to photograph at dawn today because the weather closed in. Lots of zorros (Patagonian foxes) visible through the window at breakfast. We had intended to walk to a closer view of the Torres del Paine but … Continue reading →

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15th March: Patagonia (Lago Pehoe to Hosteria Las Torres – Torres del Paine NP)

Posted on April 2, 2011 by

Climbing up the hill at Pehoe Island at dawn, we were greeted by a spectacular view and a cloudless sky. This is the peak of Cerro Paine Grande in the very early morning light before the dawn. If you click … Continue reading →

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14th March: Patagonia (Lago Grey to Lago Pehoe – Torres del Paine NP)

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Up early at Hosteria Lago Grey, at the end of a glacial lake, but the weather was not entirely cooperating and what there was of the dawn was fleeting. Cerro Paine Grande at the rear middle left, with Cerro Catedral … Continue reading →

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