We had spent the morning at the Martial Glacier, taking a short hike through the snow, and when we returned to the city at noon, I wanted more. At the hotel I was recommended to go see the penguins, and I loved the suggestion! My mom was a bit tired and preferred not to go, and well, I went to the Ushuaia tourist pier to see the options and bought a ticket for a tour that left at about three or four in the afternoon, if I remember correctly.
Hab铆amos pasado la ma帽ana en el Glaciar Martial, haciendo una corta caminata por la nieve, y al regresar a la ciudad al mediod铆a, quer铆a m谩s. En el hotel me recomendaron ir a ver a los ping眉inos, 隆y me encant贸 la sugerencia! Mi mam谩 estaba algo cansada y prefiri贸 no ir, y bueno, fui al muelle tur铆stico de Ushuaia a ver las opciones y compr茅 un ticket para un tour que sal铆a como a las tres o cuatro de la tarde, si mal no recuerdo.
The catamaran in which we left was called Elisabetta, slowly began to sail through the Beagle Channel, and a while later we came across the famous lighthouse Les Eclaireurs (The Explorers), which since the end of 1920 guides those who pass through these waters of the Argentine Patagonia.
El catamar谩n en el que salimos se llamaba Elisabetta, lentamente comenz贸 a navegar por el Canal Beagle, y un rato despu茅s nos encontramos con el famoso faro Les Eclaireurs (Los Exploradores), que desde finales de 1920 gu铆a a los que pasan por estas aguas de la Patagonia argentina.
Before reaching our destination, La Ping眉inera (Penguin Colony), we made several stops next to islands that were appearing in front of us, there was a lot of wildlife, especially birds such as cormorants, and also sea lions, a good opportunity to observe and take pictures.
Antes de llegar a nuestro destino, La Ping眉inera, hicimos varias paradas al lado de islas que iban apareciendo frente a nosotros, all铆 hab铆a mucha fauna, sobre todo aves como los cormoranes, y tambi茅n lobos marinos, una buena oportunidad para observar y hacer fotos.
It was quite cold here, so many people sat inside with the heating. I braved the cold and went out on the deck of the catamaran, it's not every day you have the opportunity to see the animals in their habitat and these incredible landscapes of the province of Tierra del Fuego.
Hac铆a bastante fr铆o aqu铆, y por eso muchas personas se quedaron sentadas adentro con la calefacci贸n. Yo aguant茅 el fr铆o y sal铆 a la cubierta del catamar谩n, no todos los d铆as se tiene la oportunidad de ver a los animales en su h谩bitat y estos incre铆bles paisajes de la provincia de Tierra del Fuego.
We passed the lighthouse again, this time more closely, and then sailed to Martillo Island, home of the penguins, which is about 15 km from Ushuaia.
Volvimos a pasar por el faro, esta vez m谩s de cerca, y luego navegamos hacia la Isla Martillo, hogar de los ping眉inos, y que queda a unos 15 km de Ushuaia.
The guide of the excursion suddenly told us that we were arriving at the island, so everyone went out to the deck to see the protagonists of this tour. It is forbidden to go down, so the catamaran gets as close as possible to the shore and from there we watch these cute animals.
El gu铆a de la excursi贸n de repente nos avis贸 que 铆bamos llegando a la isla, entonces todos salieron a la cubierta para ver a los protagonistas de este tour. Est谩 prohibido bajar, entonces el catamar谩n se acerca lo m谩s posible a la orilla y desde all铆 observamos a estos animales tan simp谩ticos.
Who can resist the grace of penguins? The way they walk, the way they flap their flippers, it's so funny! They are simply charming 鉂わ笍.
驴Qui茅n se puede resistir a la gracia de los ping眉inos? Su forma de caminar, de mover sus aletas, 隆es tan graciosa! Son sencillamente encantadores 鉂わ笍.
In Ushuaia, one of the best places in the world to see these seabirds in their natural habitat, there are about three different types of penguins. The most abundant are those of the Magellanic species, which inhabit both the coasts of Argentina and Chile.
En Ushuaia, uno de los mejores lugares del mundo para ver estas aves marinas en su h谩bitat natural, hay unos tres tipos diferentes de ping眉inos. Los que m谩s abundan son los de la especie Magallanes, que habitan tanto en las costas de Argentina como en las de Chile.
Also known as Patagonian penguins, they are medium-sized, about 70 cm tall and weigh about 4 kg.
Conocidos tambi茅n como ping眉inos patag贸nicos, son de un tama帽o mediano, unos 70 cm de altura y unos 4 kg de peso.
We were told that sometimes King and Gentoo penguins could also be seen.
Nos dijeron que a veces tambi茅n se pod铆an ver los ping眉inos de las especies Rey y Pap煤a.
Since it was October when I went, breeding season for them, which is between September and March, we were able to see many penguins on Martillo Island, the place they have chosen to mate. Penguins are migratory animals and that is why they are not there all year round.
Como era octubre cuando fui, plena temporada de reproducci贸n para ellos, que es entre septiembre y marzo, pudimos ver muchos ejemplares en la Isla Martillo, lugar que han escogido para aparearse. Los ping眉inos son animales migratorios y por eso no est谩n all铆 todo el a帽o.
We spent about an hour observing these incredible beings, the sun was about to set.
Estuvimos alrededor de una hora observando a estos incre铆bles seres, dentro de poco iba a caer el sol.
The return to Ushuaia seemed quick to me because we didn't stop any more, meanwhile, the Beagle Channel kept giving us fabulous views.
El regreso a Ushuaia me pareci贸 r谩pido porque no nos detuvimos m谩s, mientras tanto, el Canal Beagle segu铆a regal谩ndonos fabulosas vistas.
By the time we reached the port it was getting dark and the sky had clouded over.
Cuando llegamos al puerto ya estaba a punto de oscurecer y el cielo se hab铆a nublado.
I walked back to the hotel, super happy to have visited La Ping眉inera, when I told my mom and she saw the pictures, she regretted not coming with me 馃槀. But well, the next day was our last day in Ushuaia and we already had another excursion planned, which I will show you in the next post. See you!
Me fui caminando hasta el hotel, s煤per feliz de haber visitado La Ping眉inera, cuando le cont茅 a mi mam谩 y vio las fotos, se arrepinti贸 de no haber venido conmigo 馃槀. Pero bueno, al d铆a siguiente era nuestro 煤ltimo d铆a en Ushuaia y ya ten铆amos otra excursi贸n planeada, que les mostrar茅 en la pr贸xima publicaci贸n. 隆Nos vemos!
If you want to see more from Argentina, here are the links to my previous posts:
Si quieren ver m谩s de Argentina, les dejo los enlaces de mis publicaciones anteriores:
When I met Buenos Aires - Argentina 馃嚘馃嚪 Cuando conoc铆 Buenos Aires - Argentina
The amazing Iguazu Falls, visiting its two faces between Argentina and Brazil 馃嚘馃嚪馃嚙馃嚪 [ENG-ESP]
Sailing the Beagle Channel to see cormorants, sea lions and more, Ushuaia - Argentina 馃嚘馃嚪 [ENG-ESP]
In Ushuaia Prison - Argentina 馃嚘馃嚪 En la c谩rcel de Ushuaia - Argentina
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