Photographic impressions from our travels…
Above: A Kelp Gull flies over a colony of King Cormorants nesting in the Beagle Channel at the tip of South America.
Right: A Rock Shag, a species of cormorants, sometimes called Magellanic shags. They are rarely seen but can be encountered around the Falkland Islands. This one was photographed off Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. They nest on cliffs or steep, rocky places.
A Gentoo Penguin mother with her young chick in a rookery on the south coast of the main island in the Falklands.
A Puffin from the Shetland Islands in the North Sea.
Ushuaia, Argentina’s Port of Call
Ushuaia The Gateway to Antarctica Introduction Ushuaia is often referred to as the end of the world and is the capital of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. It is recognized as the southernmost city in the world. Ushuaia is located in a wide bay on the southern coast of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego, boundedContinue reading “Ushuaia, Argentina’s Port of Call”
Cruising To Antarctica
Occupying a land area about the size of the United States and Mexico combined, Antarctica is the highest, driest, coldest, windiest and brightest place on Earth. It is completely covered by a layer of ice that averages more than one mile thick, but is nearly three miles thick in some places. It is without questionContinue reading “Cruising To Antarctica”
