Hotel Yanco Puerto Madryn

... press and low and behold a band of followers jumped on a ship and sailed over.  It was not long before they realised they had been sold a short straw but thankfully for this area they joined forces with the local natives and soldiered on.  <br><br>The next day we were off early for the Peninsula only to come to a halt as the road to the Peninsula was being picketed by a group of workers who are owed money by the government.  Ah politics in Argentina ...

... lazed on the beaches waiting for the females to arrive from the south. To top off a great start to our time in Puerto Madryn, we had a BBQ at the hostel where Gaston cooked up a treat &#8211; a BBQ to rival our earlier Brazilian BBQ!<br><br>Instead of going out on a traditional whale watching boat trip, Henry suggested we hire bikes and cycle the 20km to a beach to see the whales only 20m from the shore. The pebbled ...

... them to lye on the dea bed and use the rough sand to exfoliate the dead skin they had grown throughout the year. We took some pictures then headed through the National Park, which was underwhelming to be honest. It basically housed some sheep and a Wale Museum. The wale museum was worth a look, with a full sized real wale skeleton...and an Elphick with his bobble (from his bobble hat) in his coffee pondering why there was minimum return on coffee from the upturned cup. Prat!<br><br ...

... landed) so it gave us our first taste of "Welsh" patagonia (good cup of tea here we come). It was a really picturesque wee town with a beautiful coastline and a really friendly atmosphere. We were very happy to spend some time there while checking out the spoils nearby. So, after re-fuelling the batteries in a hotel for the night, we actually did find the nearest campsite and set up camp for the next few days. The campsite we found was a few km out of town ...

... to get lucky to see this... I had met a woman that had seen them beaching themselves a couple days prior and she showed me the footage she had filmed. It was WILD!!! These HUGE orcas came OUT of the water and onto the beach. Crazy stuff. Unfortunately we weren't that lucky... but it was still an outstanding day nonetheless! I almost forgot to mention that I also saw armadillos!!! What a hoot that was- to see armadillos and penguins in the same location!

... you can see wales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, sea cows, orcas (eating baby seals) etc. etc. For the next day we decided to rent a car, since it would be cheaper in the end than taking a tour and we could stop whereever we wanted and take an occasional dip in the sea since the weather was expected to top 38 degrees ... 100 km. north of Puerto Madryn the national park started (another 45 pesos national park entry) - the gravelroads were ...

... Une chance que j'avais prévu l'histoire... Du coup, ils retournent à l'agence pour reprendre les billets annulés quelques heures plus tôt! Comme Johan n'était pas très fier de cela, il a laissé Marie s'en charger! Le mardi matin à 8 heures, je monte dans un mini-van pour la péninsule Valdès. Nous sommes un groupe d'une dizaine de personnes hispanophones et italiens pour la plupart. La guide, italienne d'origine, fait le commentaire dans ces 2 langues latines. Tout au moins ...

... took the subway (yet another good Subway system, large trains, air conditioned and cheap - cost 16p for a one way fare!!) down to Catedral which is situated in the Plaza Mayo, which also houses Casa Rosado, the presidential headquarters and where Eva Peron made her passionate speeches to the people of Buenos Aires. A short walk from there is the San Telmo district and every Sunday the streets are closed and a market takes over. It was a great place to walk ...

... in the middle and a wafer bar covered in choc too. The best bus ride I´ve ever done even better than most flights I´ve had. Good movies too. I got into P.Madryn about 10ish and headed for my hostel that a guy from spanish school recommended. It was a small hostel but really friendly. It was great because as soon as I got in I heard 4 yes 4 english accents...I hadn´t spoken to an english person for weeks!! It kinda makes you feel ...

... Once all passengers were onboard and the linesmen had moved the seal colony<br>from our headlines we let go all of our lines and thrust off the berth. We then moved astern to clear the fishing fleet moored on the berth astern of us. Once clear we swung the bow to starboard and proceeded back out into the Golfo Nuevo. Once clear from the Gulf, we set a<br>direct southerly track towards the Falkland Islands."<br>