Hotel Mora Puerto Madryn

... and then out to the beach where the penguins walk passed you en route to the sea.  They are comical to watch as they congregate and appear to chat before going for a swim then return to their nest to relieve their partner who copies the routine.  <br><br>We stopped off for a sandwich at Camarones, which once upon was called Cameron after a Brit who left the Falklands settled here but the locals adapted it and it now sounds more Hispanic.  In addition to ...

... up and down the coast in the cold. More whale watching and they are everywhere!! 1000s are out in the water at this time of year. Farther up the coast we see a flock of flamingos. Big pink birds covering the sky. Glorious! What a way to send us off. From there we gather all our gear and on the bus we go. 18 hours to Buenos Aires. The beach has been sweet. I&#7743; ready for some snow. Its getting closer.....<br>

... It would get up, move the tiniest bit and collapse.<br><br>Also saw an armadillo and a skunk run out in front of the car, tried to chase but they were too quick.<br><br>Had the best meal in the world cooked by a guy staying at the hostel, asado and salad. BEST!<br>Went out on last night here and got stupidly drunk drink the most disgusting drink in the world. Fernet.<br><br>Spent the next 2 days lazing around getting ready for the 28hour bus trip to Ushuaia.<br>

... a minibus, and the American girl from the hostel...and it included a boat trip to see the wales...Gary was excited, the 20 hour bus whilst feeling like death shad better be worth the easrl morning and imminent sea sickness the next day!<br><br>SAT 11/07 - We awoke at 0700 for our 0800 pickup. I was dully refreshed after a full night of snoring my swine flu off... Gary and Joe were not and did not take too well to my "Morning! Sleep well?" (Apparantly Gary had kicked me in the ...

... just given over half the shop to storing people´s bags, talk about spotting a niche market, would make them a hell of a lot more money than selling sweets). Anyway, with about 8 hrs to kill we headed into the city centre to explore. Hmmm, there´s not really much for the casual tourist to do in Bahia Blanca as far as we could see, pretty boring, so after a few hours of wandering around we decided just to head to the cinema and kill a few hours with a film instead ...

... top of our tent. The timing was good, though, because the next day we got on a bus for another leg of our southward journey: 16 hours to the not-so-exciting city of Rio Gallegos. We don't have any photos from our 24 hours there, because there really was nothing to see: the only travellers there were en route somewhere else, just like us. From there we caught our bus to Puerto Natales, Chile - those photos and stories will come soon! Cheers, Alyssa and Chris

... the glaciers, the snow capped mountains? They are certainly NOT here. The one thing that is here are the PENGUINS! LOADS and loads of peguins! My friends and I rented a car today and drove down the National Park called Peninsula Valdes. Lots of driving today- and not much hiking... so it was sort of a lazy nature day- which was great! :) We saw countless sea lions... a few elephant seals, although I didn't get any good photos of them. :( My favorite ...

... Johan et Marie avaient déjà réservé une excursion à Punta Tombo pour le lendemain, ils retournent à l'agence pour se faire rembourser leurs billets. Chose étonnante, l'agence accepte de les rembourser intégralement sans demander quoi que ce soit. Nous partons ensuite à la recherche d'une voiture de location pour le surlendemain, jour où nous prévoyons d'aller à Punta Tombo. Marie se refroidit assez vite en remarquant que l'économie que nous procure la voiture est assez d ...

... to four lanes, the dirt and sand were blowing excessively. There were times that the visibility was only 100 feet or so, but the bus driver was doing a fine job of negotiating through the darkness. We made it back to the ship around 2:45 pm. We were scheduled to depart at 4:00, but that was delayed, possibly to the high winds, which were shaking to ship. This short video is really worth checking out....

... maybe I will make some notes as we go along. I MISS MY LAPTOP! I noticed when I logged on I, among others, had a message from Jim and Carol, so they also found an internet cafe. Time is expensive on the ship.<br><br> Joyce is planning on attending a folk-loric show this afternoon. She is napping at the moment. I don't know if I will hit the show or not. Things are quiet for a change in the ship's internet cafe ...