La Casona del Rio Trelew

Ik weet niet of je wel eens in een vliegtuig hebt gezeten en via de speaker het volgende gehoord hebt: "Please put your food tray in the pocket of the seat in front of you", maar das nie goed nie. Zeker als je net daarvoor nog zat te bespreken dat die Argentijnse piloten zo bizar hard het vliegtuig naar beneden gooien vlak voor de landing. Zou onze vlucht AR 2805 vlucht AR 1402,5 worden? Sure as hell hope not! Verder nog iets in het Spaans ...

Argentina - or March with the Penguins. See what I did there? Terrible play on words really, plus we only saw a few penguins, from a cliff, quite far away. So it isnt even that relevant. Ho hum. How about Dont Fry for me Argentina. In reference to their ...

... bus. Sadly when you arrive there really is not that much a special interest. I am not going to say its boring as some people might find it fascinating. The list of attractions include: The first secondary school in Patagonia The first Post office in Gaiman. (someone lives there now) A tunnel which is 300m long and is dark in the middle Tea rooms The Guinness book of record House built out of cans. Sadly this was closed when we were there but opened at 3pm ...

... the decoration of the bus company "Don Otto" and in about 100 metres of wall it has the history of Argentina (with references to the big events worldwide) from 1930 to 2006. The quality was supperb so we took quite a few pictures. We had breakfast at the "Touring Club" which has been around since 1906 and its hotel was visited by quite a few famous ones such as "Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid" when they escaped from USA, "Saint Exupery ...

... De volgende morgen staan we om 7.30, als een kind zo blij klaar voor de pick up. We boffen want het busje zit al bijna vol, en dat betekend hier dat je niet nog eens een uur langs alle hotels moet, we kunnen direct naar zee rijden. Toch niet, eerst een uitleg van de dag. Eerst naar een plek waar we pinguins kunnen zien. (Jammer want hebben wij al meerdere keren hier gezien), maar goed daarna een plek waar de zeeleeuwen te zien zijn. En ...

... staat. Dan weet je wel hoe laat het is. Er was zowaar een toeristenpostje, dat wel, en daar informeerde we hoe we het beste naar Parque Nacional Leon konden gaan. Met de taxi, 60 euro welgeteld, werden we erheen gebracht en ook weer opgehaald. Ze weten wat ze ervoor moet vragen die Argentijnen. Het werkt hier sowieso een beetje apart. Als toerist betaal je hiet voor alles ongeveer het dubbele. Zelfs internet: 3 pesos als je ...

... away. After a couple of days in Patagonia campground to catch up on chores, we drove to Puerto Madryn, a jumping point to Peninsula Valdes. What a jumping point, we wanted to jump right out again, as far away as possible. What a wind blown tourist spot, but, apparently the hot spot for beaches, and so we checked out the camping scene. There were many to choose from, with campers jammed in, and no available spaces in the few we ...

We were picked up early yesterday morning to go to Punto Tombo to see the largest Magellanic Penguin reserve in the world, a dolphin watching expedition and finally onto a Welsh city called Gaiman for Welsh tea. When we came outside and looked at the tour bus, it was the same crazy driver that had driven us a few days earlier in the same rickety old tour van that lacked in the suspension and shocks! Siobhan and I were lucky enough to be one of the first groups to be picked up so we ...

... the waiter knocked a wine glass over in my direction and soaked me. I had light trousers on, but fortunately it was white wine. Another good day - felt like home. P.S. The Hosertia Gwesty Tywi was a great place. The cheapest on our travels, and very homely and welcoming. Another P.S. At lunch we met a guy from Penarth. A couple next to our table were speaking in Welsh. She was a local, and had just returned from Wales to retire, and he was a friend visiting. It´s a small world.

... towards tacky; nonetheless it feels somewhat homey with the antique relics and the fact that it is actually a real family home. We sit beside dark wooden coffee tables with doily table cloths. Tea is served with a huge teapot covered with a crochet tea cosy. Not something very usual for South America. We tuck into bread, butter, scones and then a plate of 7 different tea cakes. Not sure whether the Dulce de Leche cakes are 100% Welsh but they ...