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Kayaking with humpback whales in the Strait of Magellan
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Having grown up in Los Cabos, I’m no stranger to whales. I saw them for the first time when I arrived there at the age of 9, driving with my mom and some friends to a lookout point where we could see them from afar while having a picnic. Then on a boat, where a calf put out such a great show, breaching over and over again right next to us, even splashing us. Then a couple of years ago I had a gray whale at petting distance in San Ignacio Lagoon in the North side of Baja California Sur.
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Sometime later I had the pleasure of watching them breach in Costa Rica and then in Alaska. It was like finding family by chance in another country.
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But enough of bragging rights. The point is, while I’d repeat any of those again, it’s going to be hard to top kayaking next to three humpbacks in the Strait of Magellan. That is such a personal connection with this gentle giants I love, and it was amazing to do it with a group of people that appreciated them as I do.
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Praise well deserved to @kayakaguafresca and Expedición Fitz Roy for such an amazing tour. This was definitely one of the highlights of #AdventureWeekTDF.

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Snowshoeing in Tierra Mayor with Antartur Adventure
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Tierra Mayor is a huge valley very close to Ushuaia that is well known for its winter activities such as dogsledding, cross-skiing, trekking, snowmobiling, ice-climbing, and more.
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We went there for snowshoeing in a really cool experience put together by Antartur Adventure aptly called Snow & Fire.
We first arrived in the evening to the Tierra Mayor shelter, where we learned a little bit about the history of the place from the owners while enjoying their delicious chocolate. We then proceeded to get our snowshoes fitted, picked up some lamps and headed out into the night.
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After a short hike we entered the forest and followed a road with torches until we arrived to an awesome cone-shaped hut, as they were traditionally built by the native people. Inside, they were waiting for us with some delicious skewers to snack on, hot wine, mountain coffee and live guitar music. We had a great time in there enjoying all the favours our hosts prepared and sharing a cool moment as a group.
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Unfortunately time runs out and we had to head out of that magical place after a while, but to make up for that we snowshoed our way to the Nunatak shelter, where we ended the night with more food, wine and good conversation.
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I think these are the days that help people bond together and create lasting memories. Thanks, Tierra del Fuego, for your infinite supply of magic.

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Off-Roading Fagnano Circuit with @tierraturismo
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So this was one of the really cool activities we did yesterday. We left Hosteria Kaikén (@hosteriakaiken) early in the morning to discover a completely different landscape than the one we drove by the day before. Our guides we’re excited to see all the snow that was covering the land, promising the interesting day they were hoping to share with us.
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Riding these Land Rovers over curvy hills, huge puddles of mud that got you shaking more than salsa dancing on a Saturday night, and beautiful views of Lake Fagnano felt like being in the coolest roller coaster in the world. We also found several downed trees along the way that “we” gladly and excitedly helped get out of the way (and I say “we” because I must admit I helped with one branch only, and abused my storytelling position the rest of the time by focusing on taking photos of the actual badass girls and boys who actually took care of this).
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We stopped at TieRRa’s shelter for a delicious barbecue and concluded this activity with the awesome snowball fight from last night’s photo.
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This trip just keeps getting better every day! I can’t wait to see what the rest of the days have in store for us!

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Snowball Fight in Tierra del Fuego
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Today was a day with a lot of first times for me, not a surprise if we consider it’s the first time I spend a day in the snow (actually, yesterday, on the way back to the hotel, was the first time I’ve seen snowfall in my life!).
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It was a long day, intense and full of adventure. There are so many cool photos I want to share of all we did, but it was easy to choose this one over all the others, simply because the moment meant a lot to me.
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I had heard snow was fun, but man! Sometimes words really don’t say it all. It’s incredible how a snowball fight can bring out the kid in you to play. Being caught in the middle of it took me back to memories of water ballon fights when I was much younger. It was a moment of pure joy and fun for everyone and it was really hard to stop, even when the guides (who were also playing, of course!) started saying it was time to go.
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I’ll post another one of my favourite adventure photos in the morning, but for now I leave you with this cool moment of the #AdventureWeekTDF group, hoping it inspires your inner kid to go out and play more often.

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Penguins are real in Tierra del Fuego!
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So we begin with the #AdventureWeekTDF series!
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Today my half of the group started by taking a flight in the morning to Ushuaia to meet the other half. We all boarded a boat to navigate the Beagle canal and learned a little bit about the history of the region by the hand of Ernesto Piana, a recognized archeologist of the region.
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Afterwards, we went to a small refuge in one of the islands for a delicious lunch and followed with a hike that showcased so many amazing views! I can’t wait to share some more of these photos with all of you. Coming soon!
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Finally, we rode a boat to the place they were going to pick us up to take us to Hostería Kaikén, out home for the night, buuut, on the way, our guides from @canal_fun spotted penguins on one of the islands and kindly stopped so we could get off the boat and admire them from up close.
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It’s funny, but until today, I hadn’t quite realized how real they are. It’s kinda dumb, I know, but sometimes these animals feel like unicorns, like something you’d only see in movies or documentaries, but once you see them up close and personal at their own home the experience becomes so much more meaningful and the connection and value they bring to you is truly exhilarating. I can assure you, the reward of working hard to visit your favorite species in their habitat will be much more real and rewarding than you can imagine.

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