Hosteria Solar de la Costa Puerto Madryn

<br><br>After filling up with water we set off to drive to Puerto Madryn, about 100kms away. Most of the route was on a dirt road that followed the sea and as such we were able to spot a mother and baby whale in quite close to the shore. On arrival at the town we stopped next to the tourist office and got some information before moving on to a large supermarket to do some shopping ...

... catering after 36 hours in transit. Had a good kip and took a stroll down the beach front the next morning and there they were, Southern Right Wales ducking and diving about 100m out from the edge of the beach. From about March to October they hang about in the Neuvo Gulf and have babies apparently because it is shallow and quite sheltered because of the natural harbour, really cool.<br>Didn`t do much else that day because I was ...

... Rafiki< br><br>Authors note: No whales were injured, taunted or harmed in the making of this blog...the wale rammed at its own will (the *******). Furthermore, any quotes supporting racism in sport are purely informative and are not supported by the author or his co travellers, we have many black and multiracial friends. Thanks now. Cheers now. See you now. Byyyye now.<br><br>PS My camera seems to be resisting the upload button so I´ll update this and the last few blogs without pics asap.

... tearing ourselves away from the sea-lions we decided to head further down the coast to find some elephant seals and penguins (should mention that we were there at the wrong time of year for Southern Right whales - bit gutted but never mind). After another couple of arduous journies we found both. We spotted a couple of penguins and, as expected, they were totally cute, but nothing in numbers to what we would see the next day at Punta Tombo. Unfortunately, when ...

... range and apparently were not informed about the pathway rule. They also have the right of way so we had to stop often to allow them to play "chicken" and cross the road. Now and again one would remain in the path and allow you to get up front and personal (not sure who was watching whom) but one had to be careful when bending over to photograph these particular individuals because they invariably had a buddy who ...

... wake tries to push you out of your lane towards the shoulder, and you really have to correct against it. Then the wake passes and suddenly you're in the vacuum behind it which totally reverses force and tries to pull you right into the side of the bus - the way you were TRYING to force the bike just a second ago - so you have to wrench the thing back over. It also pulls you onward behind it, and to get out of the wind wake you ...

... and the staff were really informative. We arranged to take a tour the following day to Peninsular Valdes. This area is famous for its wildlife and the rare sightings of Orcas beaching themselves to take seals from the beach. Although it is the time of year to see orcas you are lucky to sight them off the beach (and it is extremely rare to see them take the seals from the beach). So we were really excited to see Orcas, I have some pictures which ...

... roule dessus sans même la voir! Je reviens à l'hostel le soir et je rencontre Xavier et Magali, les amis de Johan et Marie qui font un tour du monde. Nous passons la soirée ensemble à nous raconter les aventures des jours précédents, notamment la location de voiture avortée! Le jour suivant, je décide de ne pas aller jusqu'à Punta Tombo pour voir la grande colonie de pingouins car j'en ai vu quelques uns sur la péninsule Valdès et ça me suffit largement. Je profite de la journée ...

... was from the musical, so was really interested to see the life she lead and what she did for the country (Introduced Higher Wages, medical care and schooling for poorer familes and accomodation for people who had nowhere else to go - the musuem is housed on the site of one such place). Even when she died, at the age of 33, she still divided the country. Her body was taken by the workers union as they thought she was theirs, and then stolen from them by ...

... same channel by which we came. Otherwise we would just be sailing in open ocean with nothing to see and would also be exposed to potentially worse weather and currents. The Staff Captain added that the weather changes so quickly in that area that we probably will not realize we are retracing our route as everything will look different by the time we return through the area.<br><br>The other briefings were interesting, but had a hard act to follow. Princess has various ...