Herds of guanaco, which resemble llamas, generally ran off as soon as we arrived, but this one came a little closer to check us out. All’s well that ends well, though, and it Unfortunately, the lugnut removalĭid not go well, and we were forced to limp back to Ushuaia with the Tire was being repaired, a group of passengers made their way to a I thought I was the only one who did that! While the Tire-changing expert as I have quite bad luck in that regard, so I wasĪmused to see the driver and guide jumping on the wrench to attempt to Yes, we had blown a tire! I’m something of a Third of the way back, there was an oh too familiar sound coming from Note to tour leaders: Never promise a quick trip anywhere! About a Could it be a tinge of homesickness for the AmericanĮven the application of guide acrobatics were not enough to break the lug nuts loose so that the tire could be repaired. I must admit that I have a bit of a crush on theĪustral Thrush. Meadowlarks) put on a good show, and we picked up a few more elusive The Andean Condor mentioned as a wish bird yesterday has apparentlyīeen following the blog and showed up on cue.Īnd on the ground were spectacular, RED meadowlarks (Long-tailed To look at wildlife, the incredible scenery, and of course, a few birds. Minutes, but you can’t keep a busload of tourists, especially if thereĪre birders aboard, to that kind of schedule. If we’d driven directly, it might have taken about 90 Today was aīus tour to "Estancia Las Hijas," the family ranch of our guide,Įsteban Daniels. They say, “When in Rome, do as the Roman’s do” so when in Tierra delįuego, that means that a visit to a sheep ranch is essential. Black-faced Ibis were impressive and noisy as they fed in a field on the Estancia.
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