Upon arrival in the Falkland Islands we queued up for our tour. The tour we chose to Seal Bay was new, only open to the public for 3 months and had no reviews, it was also fairly exclusive with only 6 vehicles allowed onto the private ranch per day – so needless to say we were a little uneasy. Our fears were quickly put to rest when we were promptly picked up by Sue Luxton a driver for Jimmy Curtis Tours. We were told to buckle up because we were set for an amazing adventure to see the penguin rookeries at Seal Bay. We drove for about 20-30 minutes on paved roads before
we got to gravel. I was thinking that the advertisement was a little false saying a 4X4 off-road adventure. Sue said not to worry we would soon be truly off-roading. Off-roading we did – for over an hour we twisted and turned over the peat and mud avoiding the rocks and ponds. If getting there is half the fun – this was going to be a fantastic day.
Our first stop was at a Rockhopper penguin rookery. The numbers of penguins were amazing with heaps of little penguin chicks huddling together for warmth. The Rockhoppers, with their punk rock yellow feathers were happy to pose for us even after we all ran for the Land Rover when the rain/sleet started to come down.
Our next stop was at the aptly named “loo with a view”. 
Where we took a little break and had our lunch. We then went down to the beach to watch some Megellanic Penguins and some Gentoo Penguins playing in the surf. The weather was still deciding what to do so we had to protect the camera from the elements. The penguins did not care at all that we were there and just kept swimming and playing on the beach.
The day continued at a Gentoo rookery where their was 
tons of Gentoos and one “lost” King penguin. This rookery was 2 kilometers from the ocean which protected them from any seals that happen to be in the area and were hungry. It also allowed for some fantastic views of them waddling back and forth to the ocean.
And so the day had to end. Sue drove through the capital city and showed us the sites and then we had to all say good-bye.
We boarded our ship for a NYE celebration and ended 2017 with one of the most memorable days we have had to date. 
Stay tuned the Allen World tour continues with more Penguins in Argentina!!
Happy New Year! (and please keep the pictures coming)
OH MY GOSH!!!! Another great blog!!! I can’t believe the pictures of the penguins. And Missy, you are standing in the middle of them!! I remember in Boulder Bay that the penguins really weren’t terribly scared of humans. Some of your photos are National Geographic worthy–I’m betting that Robert took most of the pictures. Do the penguins think you might feed them? Were you allowed to feed them? Probably not. It’s amazing how the penguins can move so beautifully and awkwardly at the same time. Can you imitate them? I’ll be waiting to see if you can!!!
Much love, MOMO
GREAT pic of you both at NEW YEARS!! You party animals!!!!