As we continued to head north on our voyage, we headed out to explore the remote haven of Puerto Profundo, nestled within the Patagonia fjords. 🌎 We took zodiacs through the sheltered bay to explore the intricate ecosystem of isles and mini fjords. It was truly a secluded and breathtaking world. If you pretended the wind was not there it almost felt like you were in the Caribbean.
We did some birding with our naturalist Javier who is a self-proclaimed bird nerd 😆 We shut the motor of our zodiac off and even had a speaker to play bird noises and draw the birds out. We were lucky enough to spot a green-backed firecrown hummingbird. This hummingbird is the sole hummingbird found in Tierra del Fuego showing magnificent resilience in adapting to the harsh environment.
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Left: Neotropical cormorant taking flight. Right: Green-backed firecrown, a beautiful jewel of the cold Patagonian fjords. 📸 credit: Javier Cotin During our exploration of Puerto Profundo, we stopped by a local fishing boat and saw their southern king crab catches. These fisherman will remain on their ships from July to December. A fast ship comes every 10 days to pick up their catches and deliver supplies. |
Most of these king crabs end up on dinner tables in the United States showing a new connection of home to these icy waters. Funny enough they do have Netflix and Tik-Tok on their ship. 😆
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Local fishermen's boats. 📸 credit: Javier Cotin |
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