Penquins are so cute

 PENQUINS AT THE OTWAY BAY PENQUIN COLONY HEADING OUT TO SEA.

 JUST HANGING OUT WITH THEIR BUDDIES

A LIFEBOAT FROM THE CRYSTAL SERENITY GOING OUT TO THE GLACIER

Glaciers, ice bergs and now penquins. We are at the far south of Chile at Puntas Arena, which they claim is the southernmost city in the world. It is the height of summer here, but you would never know it as people wear toques, gloves and jackets. As the sun comes out, they may take off the hat or the gloves, but they are always close at hand as they know once the wind comes up, it is darn cold.

The penquin colony was very good. We drove about an hour outside of the town to the Otway Bay penquin colony. There are about 7500 penquins there. What I learned today was:

penquins mate for life, but if one dies, the other one will take up with a new partner each year thereafter.

Penquins return to the same underground burrow each year. The male comes about a month before the female to ready the burrow.

Once penquins leave the nesting colony, they live in the water until they return the following year to their same burrow. They even sleep in the water.

The penquins biggest predator is the Orca or Killer Whale (called the Sea Whale down here).

Steve and I then bumbled around the town of Puntas Arenas, visiting the cemetary and stopping for lunch at the Italian Club. It was fun....we were the only tourists and we felt just like family. We picked up a few souvenirs, then headed back to the ship. Now, it's almost time for happy hour.

Tomorrow is the day we round Cape Horn (weather permitting). The captain said one time they came through, the water was like glass. I'm hoping for a little more action, but not the extreme kind!