Our visit to the Punta Tombow Penguin Reserve was one of the absolute highlights of this trip. Even though most of the penguins had already left (including the chicks), there were plenty of adults still finishing their molt. They really were not afraid of us at all. If you wanted to get up close however, you had to get on their "level" and just be patient. My husband Jack had no trouble with that. This curious penguin just kept eyeing up Jack until his curiosity got the best of him and he went in for a closer look. 
This part of Argentina is Patagonia. There was only this type of scrub vegetation for as far as you could see. It was windy and you needed to keep your hood up to protect your ears!It was a 3 hour drive just to get to the Penquin rookery. We spent about an hour there and it really was worth the drive. Back at the port we got a great picture of the city of Puerto Madryn. You can see the buildings along the shore of this protected port and the open land just beyond.
This was one of the best days of the cruise!
Next day at sea and then...the Falkland Islands (another favorite).
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