Part of the family
I love pets, and even though I don´t have one myself, when I was growing up, we always had dogs in our home. Each one of them had their own particular personality and character.
I know, you´re wondering why I´ve gone all soft when this is supposed to be about wilderness and photography and adventure!
I couldn´t resist this shot. There in the cafe, before my eyes was a Guanaco, quite at home. Everyone who came in was quite shocked, but the family either had Guanaco blindness (a rare disease down here – see how they are looking the other way!), or the Guanaco is a corner stone of their family life. It probably has a name too.
Hehe, that’s great Bruce. Was it generally happy around people, or just around its owners?
Wait a minute, I think I know this cafe! This is the one the buses stop at on the way from Calafate to Chalten isn’t it? Or was it Natales to Calafate… one of the two.I didn’t see the Guanaco when I was there, I would have taken a photograph as well!
Comment by Niall Connaughton — 10 April, 2008 @ 12:24 pm
hi Niall,
The Guanaco was very domesticated. I didn’t feel it was there for show, or to make the owners money. Simply part of the family. And yes, it was the cafe on the way to Chalten.
Comment by Bruce Percy — 10 April, 2008 @ 7:02 pm