Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 19, 2019 Author #326 Share Posted February 19, 2019 There are gravel paths and walkways that lead down toward the ocean we wanted to move down quickly before the busses arrived in addition to penguins you can also see guanaco as I was taking a photo my wife called my name I took some still shots and she got the video : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manfred B Posted February 19, 2019 #327 Share Posted February 19, 2019 30 minutes ago, scubacruiserx2 said: No problem, thank you for your input. Could you share any photos from Bluff Cove? Honestly, our experience at Bluff Cove was not dissimilar to yours at Volunteer Point (albeit with a much shorter bouncy ride). However, there was a much smaller contingent of Kings (maybe 25 or so) among the many Gentoos. Clearly, the thrust of my photos and videos was primarily on the much more colorful King Penguins. Here are a few of my better attempts. DSCN3716.MOV DSCN3717.MOV DSCN3764.MOV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 19, 2019 Author #328 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Great Manfred B. Thank you for sharing. Looks like a great option to see the King and Gentoo penguins. Love penguins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manfred B Posted February 19, 2019 #329 Share Posted February 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, scubacruiserx2 said: Great Manfred B. Thank you for sharing. Looks like a great option to see the King and Gentoo penguins. Love penguins. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your Punta Tombo pics. We were there with you, altho we didn't have any real close encounters with the guanaco (only saw them in the distance, but I was able to pull a few of them in quite nicely with my 42x zoom). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caneable Posted February 19, 2019 #330 Share Posted February 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Manfred B said: Honestly, our experience at Bluff Cove was not dissimilar to yours at Volunteer Point (albeit with a much shorter bouncy ride). However, there was a much smaller contingent of Kings (maybe 25 or so) among the many Gentoos. Clearly, the thrust of my photos and videos was primarily on the much more colorful King Penguins. Here are a few of my better attempts. DSCN3716.MOV DSCN3717.MOV DSCN3764.MOV Great stuff, Manfred, really enjoyed them especially the videos. Incidentally, just out of interest, did you ever see the 3 Kings find whatever it was they were looking for in the first video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manfred B Posted February 19, 2019 #331 Share Posted February 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, caneable said: Great stuff, Manfred, really enjoyed them especially the videos. Incidentally, just out of interest, did you ever see the 3 Kings find whatever it was they were looking for in the first video? They were just coming back from the sea (probably after feeding) and looking to rejoin the rest of their colony, which they had just about done at the end of that video, perhaps to share food with their chics (though I didn't follow long enough to notice). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewbie Posted February 19, 2019 #332 Share Posted February 19, 2019 The post response system seems to have disappeared; thanks for answering my curiosity about your photo process, scuba! Having a good time hearing about and seeing other experiences with the same places. Volunteer Point was definitely a highlight for us; we honestly felt very fortunate/breathed a sigh of relief to know that we would be able to tender in to Stanley the day of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 19, 2019 Author #333 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) You're welcome . We were suppose to go to Stanley in 2013 on the Zaandam but went to Puerto Madryn instead . We've also heard that it's hard to make Stanley because of weather concerns . So we were really thrilled to get to Volunteer Point and to see Antarctica . Edited February 19, 2019 by scubacruiserx2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 19, 2019 Author #334 Share Posted February 19, 2019 It was sure nice seeing the chulengo reunited with it's family It was also nice to see the penguins with so many chicks It seemed like the chicks were hungry and let you know it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caneable Posted February 20, 2019 #335 Share Posted February 20, 2019 i Understand that Punta Tombo is very clearly delineated by fences. How close to the penguins do you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 20, 2019 Author #336 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 hour ago, caneable said: i Understand that Punta Tombo is very clearly delineated by fences. How close to the penguins do you get? As close as they want the fence Large noisy groups tend to scare them away That's why we went early and stayed later , it's a better quality relationship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TayanaLorna Posted February 20, 2019 #337 Share Posted February 20, 2019 So many penguins, so many places. Didn't you get penguin'd out? 😎 Seriously...on our 2020 cruise we have the opportunity to see penguins from Punta Arenas, The Falklands and Puerto Madryn (not going to Antarctica). So what say our cruise critic penguin tour expert? What was your favorite penguin touring location? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 20, 2019 Author #338 Share Posted February 20, 2019 5 hours ago, TayanaLorna said: So many penguins, so many places. Didn't you get penguin'd out? 😎 Seriously...on our 2020 cruise we have the opportunity to see penguins from Punta Arenas, The Falklands and Puerto Madryn (not going to Antarctica). So what say our cruise critic penguin tour expert? What was your favorite penguin touring location? Our favorite penguin tour was Stanley, Falkland Islands. Puerto Madryn ( Punta Tombo)was our second favorite. Punta Arenas was ok - most uncomfortable of the tours. We did see plenty of penguins at each site. We did "private tours" for all the ports. There are several options at Punta Arenas - including Torres del Paine, which we have done in the past and really enjoyed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manfred B Posted February 20, 2019 #339 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Completely agree with scubacruiser's assessment: Falklands, then Punta Tombo. We didn't do the Penguin outing at Punta Arenas, choosing instead to do the ship replica museum there. Also, we did Bluff Cove on the Falklands instead of Volunteer Point (less costly, shorter bumpy ride, and less time consuming), but still a terrific opportunity to see those beautiful King Penguins (albeit in smaller quantity), along with Gentoos. We only saw Magellanic Penguins and Guanaco at Punta Tombo near Puerto Madryn. I believe Punta Arenas has the Magellanic Penguins as well. Would've liked to have seen Rockhoppers on the Falklands, but that was a separate tour; can only do so much in one day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 20, 2019 Author #340 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Penguin parade and beach Swimming videos : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caneable Posted February 20, 2019 #341 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Scubacruiser your photos continue to speak volumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 20, 2019 Author #342 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Some of the birds were relaxing and others calling out and some were looking for a nice fat chick and all too soon it was time to start making our way back to the ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 20, 2019 Author #343 Share Posted February 20, 2019 8 minutes ago, caneable said: Scubacruiser your photos continue to speak volumes. Every picture tell a story - Rod Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 20, 2019 Author #344 Share Posted February 20, 2019 We asked Max if there was somewhere that he could stop for a photo of the Zaandam in port so he stopped across the water We had a guest on the bulbous bow of the ship The overlook where Max took us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caneable Posted February 21, 2019 #345 Share Posted February 21, 2019 7 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said: We had a guest on the bulbous bow of the ship You guys never stop looking do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare perfect match Posted February 21, 2019 #346 Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, scubacruiserx2 said: I really hope that this "stowaway" was able to be safely disembarked from your ship before you left port! I'm also wondering where "we" are going on our next cruise! Manfred B, thanks for sharing your penguin pictures! I can seem to get enough of those cute little guys! Edited February 21, 2019 by perfect match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 21, 2019 Author #347 Share Posted February 21, 2019 You guys never stop looking do you? Or stop taking photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 21, 2019 Author #348 Share Posted February 21, 2019 3 hours ago, perfect match said: I really hope that this "stowaway" was able to be safely disembarked from your ship before you left port! I'm also wondering where "we" are going on our next cruise! Manfred B, thanks for sharing your penguin pictures! I can seem to get enough of those cute little guys! We think that he was part of the escort service ( next photos ) . Thy offered diving with the sea lions at this port ,but we know that Orca like diving with sea lions also and so we were out . So peguins it was . If you and Barry are free this Sunday and would like to go on the Nieuw Statendam they still have verandah suites on our deck at a good price ( $3500) . We need a 3rd diver to book a fast boat in Cozumel . We could book we your provider in Grand Cayman if you would like ( I can't book from the ship because I'm over 65 ) . We would love to see you guys . Pat & Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 21, 2019 Author #349 Share Posted February 21, 2019 As we left the pier we had an escort service to show us the way out Video clips : A dolphin and birds feeding It looked like a hurricane in the sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TayanaLorna Posted February 21, 2019 #350 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Thank you scubacruiser and Manfred B for your penguin seeing assessments. I have already booked Patrick Watts for Volunteer Point and our Cruise lines included excursion is to Punta Trombo. Have either of you been to Puerto Madryn before and gone on an excursion to the Valdez Penninsula for wildlife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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