After 2 nights at our cozy hostel in the middle of nowhere with no one in our company except some slightly crazed sheep dogs, 10 staff members, some Argentinian old ladies who pinched our cheeks and said "Buenisimo" all the time, and some very fluffy penguins you are bound to be relaxed. In the morning of our third day, we walked with the old ladies and our guide to Bustamante's very own petrified forest. In the evening, around 4:45, we and about 15 more people got in a boat and went out o the islands in the bay that were chock full of sea lions, penguins and more of those flightless steamer ducks. The next morning we went to the beach and played soccer with some boys Taylor's age, and then, regretfully, headed out to Trelew. Bustamante is an experience we will never forget. Again, here is the link to the NY Times review as well as a bunch of photos I took of the last two days.
http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/travel/06bahia-bustamante.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
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| Taylor stands in the middle of the Patagonian steppe on our way to the petrified forest. |
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| A piece of wood, petrified with the drippings of sap. |
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| A huge log of petrified wood. |
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| Taylor's little accident involving a rock and a steep hill, but his cover story is that he was attacked by a penguin! |
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| Taylor enjoys the boat ride out to the islands. |
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| This is the time of year when their is lots of pups, or sea lion babies. We were about 10 feet from them! |
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| Tons of sea lions!!!!! |
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| We enjoy the boat ride, with our guide/owner Matteus. |
Looks like an amazing trip. Wishing we could have some of that sunshine here in NH. Missing you all.
ReplyDeleteWow, Abby, what would have happened if you went and cuddled up to one of those sea lions? Besides your mom yelling at you, I mean... do they think of you as dangerous?
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you get to do and see all this--you are so lucky! You all look all wind-swept and happy. Glad to see that.
Kate, I am not sure the sea lions, but I know my mom is! Anyway, the sea lions weren't even taking any notice of us, but I wouldn't get so close. The females and babies may not be dangerous, but the males weigh a ton. Wouldn't want to get in a wrestling match with one of those!!!!
DeleteSimon and Sadie really enjoy all the wildlife pictures--especially the penguins. Simon is curious if they are Humboldt penguins? He is studying them in school.
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