Saturday JANUARY 24 Isla Magdalena. Penguins

Wake up was 6:15. On the zodiacs at 7:00 for hike on Magellanic Island for the Penguins. Return to the ship at 8:15. Breakfast and then pack the suitcases. Out of room at 10:30 but the luggage is outside at 10:00. We waited in a lounge with our tour group until 12:00. The luggage was taken off the ship first and taken to a warehouse for immigration. I sat and watched a cargo ship being unloaded. 14 woman arrived to help clean the ship. Towels and sheets in large plastic bags loaded to a truck. Garbage removed. Then we were put on buses and taken to where the luggage was. Dogs were smelling all the bags for any fruits, vegetables or drugs. We all passed the test and we will then allowed to pick them up and get on our Odyssey bus. Sylvana had us at the front of the lines. As we pulled away, I saw a truck with large jugs of water. Two refrigerated trucks with the food for the next tour which leaves at 6:00 PA.

We are in the Strait of Magellan. Magellanic Penguins nest on the island in a colony of approximately 70,000 couples. The is arid has little vegetation. The male is larger than the female. The Penguins arrive in Sept., find their mate, make their home. That being a cave in the ground. Lay eggs in October. 40 days to hatch in November. In January the babies are close in size to the adults. The mother has two babies, eggs. The Penguins mate for life.
I felt an attack of asthma coming on here. Probably all the feathers got into my air passage.
























The Penguins covered the entire island. We walked on a path that was roped off. The Penguins would walk through to get to the ocean. We decided that the houses closer in the water were the high rents areas. More desirable as near the water.

















The adult is black. The children were brown feathers which fall off as they become adults.



































Light house at the peak of the island.











Emperor penguin from Antarctic. Should not have been on this island. Much larger in size and different colors.











They were pecking on each other faces. Cleaning or kissing.





Parents and two children.











One bird standing on the other.

















Mother and child bird. The gray bird is the child.





Life cycle of the Penguins of the island.



































Rocks in the shallow part of ocean.

Location:Punta. Arenas, Chile

Buenos Aires

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Back to HHI for 5 days.

We left Pgh. Monday AM at 6:14. It was dark, likely snowing and very heavy traffic. The first hour was not good. And I wondered if the whole trip, until we got to warmer climate would be bad. But finally the sun came up and the snow and icy roads were gone. We had wheat chex and almonds for breakfast.
The days on HHI were good. Ate out most every night. Jack and I got hair cuts. And we packed for our trip.
First we visited Saly and Cliff. Jack's sister in West Palm Beach.



We went to a farmers market.


Had lunch with Patti Steinberg. My friend from college days.


Marcie Figler, free me for 30 years. She has good news. She is moving in with a wonderful man, Stu.


Billie Weil and Paul Berger


Barbara Bernstein. Thanks for the hospitality. I loved your new condo.


We drove to Florida. Stayed two days with Sally and Cliff. Then Two days with Barbara. Many good meals and great company.
Here we are waiting for the driver to take us to the Miami airport.

Xmas vacation in Pittsburgh

We left HHI at 6:25 AM on Dec 23. The K family are in Phoenix, AZ. They are at the Biltmore Hotel. So no kids until they come back to Pgh. On Dec.29.
Doctor appointments for Jack and I. We got good reports. Both healthy.
Mollie got a manicure and pedicure.



They took a tour of the Grand Canyon. Their guide was SO informative that it was worth all the money. They even stopped on the way home to have a lesson about the stars in the sky. The tour was 13 hours on a small bus to and from the Grand Canyon.





Helicopter ride into the canyon.





The weather was cool. Look how clean and blue the sky is.








They took a hike up a mountain. Mollie did not want to hike all the way up. She started crying and others hikers started cheering her on. And she made it to the top and was quite proud of herself.








They spent a day in Sedona. They took the Pink Jeep Tour over the red rocks. Mollie was scared until she got,to sit in the front seat of the jeep. Then she thought it was great.


Driving down bumpy steps.











The G family went to Vermont to Snow shoe and ski.





Scene from the shoe shoe walk that Eve took.


Adley went to ski school.


Notice Maya's teeth. The braces are gone. Teeth beautiful. And she is smiling with her teeth showing for the first time in two years.


The VH family went to Disney for their last trip before they become a family of five in May. Little boy VH is coming in May, and it is so exciting to have a baby again. Their weather was cold a few days. No swimming. But a great time.









The VH had a holiday party. Emma picked out this dress and leggings for the event. She certainly looked like a Christmas person in red and green. So cute.


The K kids spent New Years Eve with us. We went to 5 Guys for a quick dinner. And then Mollie and I went to see a girl movie. The boys went to see Unbroken. The boys love war,,blood and gore. The movie was a little mature for Nathan but he enjoyed it. We drank fake bubble wine, say the ball drop in NYC Times Square and went to sleep.
5 Guys for dinner. We usually go for Chinese food. But because of the times of the two movies it did not work out.


We took out the trains. Nathan loves playing with them. Nathan and Mollie were helpers putting it together. Mollies little fingers are good to put the tracks together and putting rubber bands around them.



We made chocolate chip cookies. With and without oatmeal.


Joyce hosted a New Year Day Brunch for the family. Baby Eve is walking now and she is very verbal. But not words. Cute little girl.

Betty Lou Margolis and her friend Milt Feld came for dinner.



Jeffrey, Kim, Mathew, Julie Tamis


These are my father Herman and Jacks father Bernie Tallis. We sewed them together and used under the chuppah when the girls got married. I took them apart and Maya will wear Herman's for her Bar Mitzvah and Stephan Tamis will wear Bernie's for his daughter Bar Mitzvah. There was a label with Adelson on the one Tallis. That is how I could tell them apart.


New Year's Day was rain and more rain.