Costanera Hotel Puerto Madryn

... waren sprongen aan het maken, heel mooi maar moeilijk vast te leggen op de camera. Op 1 foto is het net een beetje te zien.<br><br>Vandaag ben ik naar Punta Ninfas geweest om daar zeeolifanten te bekijken. Het is geen reservaat dus je kan er zo naast gaan liggen. Er waren alleen geen volwassen mannen, die zitten gedurende deze periode op de oceaan. De bullen worden tot 6 meter lang en wegen 3000kg. Ook kunnen ze ...

... I make my way to the hostel. I have just missed them. So I sit and wait. Finally Colin walks in and yay friends! We sit and catch up on our travels then venture out for a walk on the beach and lunch.<br><br>We get down to the beach see some whales out in the water playing around. Then a lone flamingo!! First flamingo Ive seen in the wild. So pink and beautiful! We find a cafe for lunch and more delicious ...

Well out of BA now into a sleepy little port town that is famous for it`s whales (going to go and see if I can find one tomorrow)<br><br>20 hour bus ride but this is the nicest bus I have ever been on. Fully reclining seats that turn into a bed (which I fit in ...

... and today they gave a great show for us - showing their huge tails and jumping 6-8 meters out of the water and crashing down with huge splashes and noise! Such an immense sight - who needs SeaWorld?<br><br>Tonight is back on the bus down to Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego - right at the end of the world! <br><br>P.S. note the cheesy 'whale of a time' pun was excluded from this post. You can thank me another time. <br><br><br><br>

... del Plata to Bahia Blanca and then a bus to Puerto Madryn the following night. As smelly as it would make us when we reached Puerto Madryn, we decided on the second option as it took care of accomodation for two nights and it gave us the opportunity to (briefly) explore two cities we hadn´t planned on spending any time in. That decided and tickets bought for Bahia Blanca, we left our bags at the guarderia and headed out to spend the rest of the day in Mar del ...

In true Argentine style our Samba night did not happen as the concept of queuing does not seem to exist here and it is a case of whoever can get to the front first gets in! So in true Paddy style we politely waited our turn and got ousted after 2 hours when we finally reached the door, no worries though, a couple of bottles of Quilmes in the queue and good laughs with our friend Rolf made it go by really quickly. We also met a really nice couple ...

... who head over for warmer waters - a lot of tourist dollars make this town tick. We had also heard that it was the scuba diving capital of Argentina, which of course got Alyssa incredibly excited. However, for $AR 500 per person, per dive, we decided it just wasn't worth it. Other adventures were to be had outside of town, and the next day piled our bags into a rental car, shared with Emma and Arjen, and headed to the Peninsula Valdés Provincial ...

... household duties for up to 30 years!, sea lions are lazy *******s, guanacos are shy as rabbits, Swedish people are often blond and make brilliant travel partners and that tents, maybe even pinguins can fly in a Patagonian sandstorm.

... that spit) but the guide indicated that the Rookery is full of them as they are not predators of the penguins. The guide was a school teacher, teaching basic English and did guide work on the side when her schedule permits. School was off for Christmas vacation, so she had been doing tours. As promised, it took three hours to get there, all on paved roads, except the last 22 km. on stone and ...

... br><b r>From the Log of the Cruise: <br><br>"At Sea Sunday 28th January 2007<br><br>Throughout the night we continued on our direct southerly track through the South Atlantic towards the Falkland Islands. During the twilight hours of the morning the comet McNaught was clearly visible to the southwest, with a large tail streaming out behind it. Our position at noon was 47° 22.3 south and 060° 54.1 west. We continued this track for the remainder of the day."<br>