So after Starbucks, we headed back out to the International Antarctic Centre with Marie. This time we signed up for the Backstage Tour, which provided a closer look at the blue penguins. It was another terrific penguin encounter (can you ever have enough of penguins?). In addition, to being provided with an excellent tour guide, we were permitted inside the penguin enclosure. These remarkable little birds swam around within inches of us. However, the highlight of our visit had to be the penguin keeper’s room. It is here that the penguins are looked after and during our visit, Elvis, (a blind bird) was permitted to go walkabout. While touching was strictly verboten, this did not prevent Elvis from pecking at our toes. I think we all could have spent an hour or more just watching him
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