Tag Archives: Sea Lion

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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3rd April: Falkland Islands (Barren Island)

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

In the afternoon the weather turned fine and we had a delightful visit to Barren Island. There was a group of elephant seals beside the sea, putting on a great show for us – biffo by the beach. In the … Continue reading →

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