Saturday, August 15, 2009

Lobos

Mar del Plata is one of the major fishing ports in Argentina, which the Sea Lions are big fans of. The harbor in Mar del Plata is home to a harem of Sea Lions that pretty much has free run of the place. They lay around and sun themselves, and the fisherman just walk around them. It's pretty crazy. We were able to get super close, as you can see in the photos.




The larger part of the group hung out on the rocks, but there was only a fence separating us from them. The smell was out of this world...absolutely disgusting!





Note: Sea Lions are called "Lobos del Mar", which actually means Sea Wolves.

1 comment:

Davina Perret said...

Sarah, Great to hear from you! How exciting for y'all to be in Argentina. It looks beautiful. How are you feeling? You look good. Do you like Nat's new schedule. I think the 28 days on/off sounds great, especially for traveling.
Take care,
Davina