Late in the afternoon we headed off for the coast of Patagonia, slowly leaving Steeple Jason behind us as the afternoon turned into sunset. There were many albatrosses and giant petrels in the air and some cara caras turned up to farewell us on the ship.
Steeple Jason Island
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Cara caras on the ship's mast
A lone black-browed albatross against the late afternoon sun
A cara cara and the Russian flag
Steeple Jason Island
A city of black-browed atbatrosses and possibly gentoo penguins
A giant petrel (above) and a black-browed albatross (skimming the sea) as the afternoon turns into sunset
A black-browed albatross against Steeple Jason Island as sunset comes on.
A giant petrel in front of Steeple Jason Island at sunset
Two giant petrels in the sky as the Falklands recede and the sunset starts to fade away
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