King Penguins

 

It was getting late and we were preparing to leave.

 

 

 

The ranger and I were the last to leave the area, back to the small and warm reception center, when he said, 'Look, the beach group is leaving their station.'

 

He explained. The nightly ritual has begun. As we stood and waited for a few minutes, the beach group, on the right, joined the second group, still stationary. We were sort of far away from the area by now, so I could not get this any better. Next, he explained, after mingling for a bit, the two groups will proceed together to the main group and settle in for the night. Then next morning, the same two groups will take off again and assume their postions as they did today and every day.

 

On the way back, we stopped and got off the bus to take a few pics of this furry flock.

 

 

Then our friendly guide pointed us back to the bus, which had been crawling alongside at a walking pace.
It was time for our kind hosts to break out the bottle. Delicious and timed perfectly.

 

Got a late shot of a Llama

 

 

And a lousy shot of these birds, which were everywhere, always paired like this, so apparently the same species, but totally different in appearance.

 

I stayed behind to watch the loading of this small ferry that was to take us back

 

 

This was a different, smaller, ferry port, not Povenir

 

We arrived at a different place as well. Very nice, especially in the late evening. The bus driver, shown in the picture below, was himself an avid pthotographer and said that regardless of how often he makes this tour, his camera is always beside him. You just never know what you may see.

 

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