Following an incredible day on the Valdez Peninsula, we proceeded south a few hundred kilometers where we boarded a high speed boat into the south Atlantic looking for Commodore Dolphins. Soon we were surrounded by these beautiful creatures. They look like tiny black and white Orca's; they are very fast and approached the boat without fear, eager to show off. We spent the entire morning marvelling at these wonderful and friendly mammals. We then travelled even farther south on dirt roads to a secluded beach called Punto Tombo. up to half a million Magellanic Penguins come to this site to incubate their eggs, and prepare their offspring for migration - the largest such colony outside of Antarctica. Couples stand in front of their nests, protecting the eggs from birds and other predators, and occasionally one adult goes to the sea for food. Other wildlife encountered in the area including sea birds (mainly seagulls, chimangos and cormorants), rheas and guanacos (a relative of the Lama) that roam the beach area, mingling with the Penguins. We did a quick video of Punto Tombo, enjoy:
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