Chile is one of the few countries in the world that is home to penguins. Most, of course, are in the cold southern regions near Antarctica. But we were surprised to learn that there are penguins in the middle coast of Chile too, not far from Santiago. 
So, today we took a 1 ½ ride in a very nice bus to Algabadoo, a great little coastal town with a penguin colonies. We took a boat road on some rough seas to get close to “Penguin Island” and we saw—from a distance—a colony of penguins. Well, colony means eight penguins, but it was still cool. A friend told us later that the sea lions have eaten much of the penguin colony.
So, today we took a 1 ½ ride in a very nice bus to Algabadoo, a great little coastal town with a penguin colonies. We took a boat road on some rough seas to get close to “Penguin Island” and we saw—from a distance—a colony of penguins. Well, colony means eight penguins, but it was still cool. A friend told us later that the sea lions have eaten much of the penguin colony.
It was a relaxing coastal town, and we spent the rest of the day at the beach. The kids were brave enough to go in the water a bit, which was icy cold.
