Los Pinguinos

Posted by Lisa on November 26th, 2005 — Posted in Travel

Despite Steve’s busy schedule, he finally relented to my months of nagging (“I want to go see the penguins”), and we went to the Humboldt Penguin Reserve today. We went with some friends and had a wonderful time. Our guide, Jorge, picked us up at the recinto at 8 am, and we drove for 2 hours to the reserve. On the way we drove through the desert and Jorge taught us how to survive for 2 months in the desert. We ate some cactus- bland but bitter, and learned to squuze water from plants. Once we got to the park, we boarded a small fishing boat, it held about 14 of us, and made our way to the islands. At the first island we saw sea lions, beautiful birds, and yes, PENGUINS!!!!! They were so cute and little. At the second island, we were able to disembark, and hike around the island for an hour. We then headed back to land to the town of Choros, for a lunch of fresh fish, and a shellfish salad. Choros is a producer of aciete de olivia, which I bought at a little roadside stand. At the stand, there was a cute kitten watching over the goods. I even was able to converse with the woman selling the olive oil, which is a good feeling.

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2 Comments

Comment by Mom

They are so cute…..I can hardly wait to see them. Looks like it was cold on the boat. You’ll have to have Steve buy you The March of the Penguins when he’s in AZ. It’s out on DVD ( or will be this Tuesday.)

Posted on November 27, 2005 at 8:15 pm

Comment by Cara Resig

I want to see the Penguins! What a fun day trip for you guys. The kitty is cute too! I hope you never have to test out your desert survival knowledge ; )

Posted on November 28, 2005 at 1:01 pm

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