Today we expanded our trekking repertoire and hiked again, this time to a small lagoon. Moving across guanaco territory, we were graced by hordes of small burrs pricking our legs and clinging mercilessly to our socks. Once we arrived at the lagoon, we quickly forgot the discomfort, however, when we spotted beautiful peach flamingos soaring above the reeds.
Once we returned to the Estancia, we enjoyed time in the sun as we worked on the presentation that we will give at a science conference in Cohyaique on January 19 (details to be blogged that day). After our “work” session, we enjoyed a lesson under the night sky in which Willing, our resident hydrogeologist, pointed out southern constellations, including the Southern Cross and upside-down Orion.