Our second, and final, day in Ushuaia was to feature a boat excursion in the Beagle Channel, which links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, bypassing Cape Horne. Alison had been hoping that we would have the chance to seem some penguins whilst in Tierra del Fuego, but unfortunately the only penguin colony in the area was some distance from Ushuaia and was not included on our 4 hour itinerary. However we did get to pass various small islands in the channel containing colonies of sea lions and various species of bird, including cormorants and rockhoppers, and I managed to get some good photos. We both agreed that from a distance, the cormorants looked very much like penguins when they were standing on their rock with their heads tucked in, so don't be surprised if Alison tries to pass of some cormorant pictures as being of penguins!
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