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Wales in Coastal Patagonia
... so many people. No such luck. 20 minutes later a bus pulled up behind us and everyone going to Trelew was put on that. We were barely 30 minutes late! Once in Trelew we hopped straight on a bus to Gaiman, another Welsh town similar to Trevelin by the Andes. We found a lovely place to stay called Ty Hen Ffordd (which apparently means 'The Old Way’) and wandered off to Ty Nain for a large afternoon tea. It’s quite expensive to get afternoon tea ...
Buenos Aires -> Trelew
... pero lejos. Lo mejor es cuando subimos a un mirador (Punta Flecha) donde pudimos ver un par de ellas con mucha más perspectiva.
Todas estas paradas siempre cerrando bien el coche y atentos a él (con el miedo que nos metió el del alquiler de coches). Pero bueno, poco a poco nos fuimos relajando.
Tras esto nos fuimos al hotel para dejar el coche y visitamos un museo sobre ballenas que no estaba mal.
Posteriormente el hotel ...
Trelew & Gaiman
Another 18 hour bus journey north and we arrive at Trelew. A city with not much for tourists, but a good break for us from the journey up to Buenos Aires. We chose to stop here as it is near the famous Welsh village of Gaiman. After checking in to one of the few overpriced hostels in the city we jumped straight on another bus to Gaiman.
Gaiman is only 17 km from Trelew and is known for it's Welsh teahouses. Gaiman was founded in 1874 by settlers from Wales and some locals still ...
Tea for Two
... lots of slices of various cakes, bread and scones and locally produced jams.
We were in heaven and so heartily tucked in... After struggling to get to the end and after downing almost two pots of tea we them wandered around the tearoom which was full of Diana bric a brac, commemorative plates and general brutishness which the locals seemed to love.
We took some photos of the shrine to Diana which was at best ...
P P P P ... Pick up a Penguin
... getting to them. Just after the entrance there was a boarded walkway taking us up over the first sand dune, after a only a couple of feet we started to the Penguin nests, which were burrowed into the ground and then started to see families of them sat around.
Walking slightly further we bumped into a Penguin who looked as though he was simply out for a stroll, they were so funny, looking awkward on land but in water they ...


