For the last four days of my trip I sailed by boat from the Chilean port of Punta Arenas through to Ushuaia. Along the way we stopped at a colony of Magellanic Penguins and Cormorants. While we were not able to exit our Zodiac boats but when we approached the shore the small birds in tuxedos cautiously approached us for a closer look. They cannot see very well out of the water and came right up to the edge of the water and swam in passed us.
We hiked on the Island of Tierra Del Fuego, the largest in South America, and came close to a whole variety of glaciers both hanging from mountains and entering the sea. Our ship docked in the bay of Cape Horn and we landed on the point at the southernmost tip of the continent. Antarctica was so close and yet out of reach! Next time, next trip, all the way to the pole!
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