Day 218 - Penguins

(Ursula) It's very nice here, but we should move on.

Between Punta Norte and Punta Delgada, we often stopped along the coast and watched the sea lions as they played in the waves and shoved each other off the rocks.

Surprisingly, we also saw Penguins - we thought they only lived near the South Pole. Seeing all those animals living freely in their natural habitat was so wonderful.

Later we spotted two young Germans stuck in the sand with their Renault van. We knew what that felt like and helped them with our shovel tow rope.

Nothing more can be said about the landscape. Off the coast, the Peninsula was arid and hot. When we arrived at the Peninsula Los Pajaros, we met the Germans again with their fancy Mercedes Diesel minibus. We had dinner together and chatted until the bottle of wine was empty, and time to sleep.

Tomorrow we plan a quick visit to Bird Island and continue our journey toward the Andes mountains and Chile.

Stats: Miles 117, Expenses $0.00Read more