Day 2, evening. He said: back at the hotel for a quick change, we stopped to take a look at our penguin photos. Some good stuff in there. I even got some 60fps footage of penguins frolicking in the water. They're pretty damned adorable. I don't know how I can use the footage, but I'll figure something out. Then we headed out to Sotito's, by reputation, the best king crab place in town. It did not disappoint. We started with octopus in a roasted garlic oil - very...

Day 2, midday. He said: We slept in late. No big surprise there. We stopped for lunch at Cafe Tostado, a cute little place. I had a steak sandwich and café cortado (espresso with a drop or two of milk). I'm going to like drinking coffee here. It was also our first successful attempt to stay in Spanish during the meal. Then, back to the hotel to meet up with our guide for los penguinos. We had an hour's drive out to the penguin colony, spent an hour or two takin...

Day 1, evening. He said: We're here! The flight was pretty uneventful. A movie was showing, and just as the Truth Was About to be Revealed, the captain interrupted it for the landing approach. The entire plane full of people groaned at that news. Problem is, I can't watch the ending. I have no idea what movie it was. I'll have to do some googling. The climate here is astonishingly Canadian-like. We just got settled into our room in the Hotel Isla Rey Jorge. The ...