Hotel Territorio Puerto Madryn

... being a busy port it is also where the young Peron spent his youth.  <br><br>Port Madryn could be in France.  A 60s/70s built seaside resort on a beautiful crescent sandy beach. Until the welsh arrived in 1800s this was just a bay but as they needed somewhere to ship out their goods the port was developed and is now the busiest in Argentina.  In April whales swim into the cove and during the evening you can watch them breach or hear the sound of them blowing ...

We had such a wonderful time in Puerto Madryn &#8211; famed for its wildlife including whales, penguins, orcas, elephant seals and sea lions. The weather was fantastic (26 deg and sunny), the people are wonderful and the sights rival some of the best things we have done on the trip to date.<br><br>Our overnight bus arrived at 6am into Puerto Madryn. This allowed us to watch a spectacular sunrise over the bay in the ...

... with a "Eoff, youre snoring!" to which I replied "Yeeeeeep!" and continued right on with the snoring. Advantages of being a triangle I guess.)<br>Justine, our driver picked us up and the tour took us along the coadt of Puerto Madryn with a good Englñich commentary of the town, its coastline and its various industrial plants...turns out that something like 80% of all of Argentinas aluminium is made here in this little coatal town. The view was seriously amazing though, with a sunrise ...

... that all we had to do was grab some food and walk the long road back to the bus terminal to catch our bus. Overall, nothing much to report about Bahia Blanca, pretty dull really. Ok, so after another night sleeping on a bus we arrived in Puerto Madryn early the next morning. Obviously, the first thing we did was find the nearest campsite and pitch our tent..... Aye right we did!!! We had spent two nights sleeping on buses and hadn´t showered in that time ...

... the snazzy dressed penguins in their little black and white tuxedos! I couldn't believe just how many of them there were. So cute waddling around. They come here to breed and so we saw loads of little fuzzy baby penguins as well. What a kick that was! Peninsula Valdes is also know for one of the most extraordinary wildlife shows in all the world. On the migratory path of the orcas, or killer whales some people get lucky to see these great beasts in the ...

(sry that I don't have new pictures for you - I waited to get the chance to upload them, but I give up - as soon as I upload the pics I will repost so that you see that I added the pictures) Finally some warm weather - coming from cold Ushuaia Puerto Madryn was a treat! On the bus from the airport to the our Hostel we got to know an Italian called ... - since he had no idea where to stay and the bus was stopping at the hostel anyway he ...

... Par prudence, je leur propose d'attendre le lendemain pour confirmer la location au cas où leurs amis se désisteraient au dernier moment. De mon côté, je pars réserver un excursion sur la péninsule Valdès pour la journée du mardi. Après avoir fait quelques agences, j'en trouve une qui accepte de me négocier un meilleur prix que les autres. En effet, lorsque les agences n'ont pas inscrits assez de touristes à la fin de la journée, il y a moyen de discuter jusqu'à 30% de r ...

Hola Chicos, Sorry (lo siento) that the second installment of this blog has taken a while, but we tried to do so much in Buenos Aires that we have only found time today to get near a PC. So, what have we been up to since I last wrote/typed, well . . . . Sunday: After a good nights rest, we headed off the street market at San Telmo (say it fast enough and it sounds like a popular 80s film but without the fire!) which the lady at the hotel suggested we visit ...

Well it took a 18 hour bus ride to get here. The bus station is crazy and a bit scary. It is absolutely hugh will about 50 or so platforms. So many people too, this is the way most argentines get around the country. The buses are nothing like I´ve been on before. So good. You have three classes, semi cama, cama and full. Semi is a seat that goes back about 140 degrees and includes food and drink, cama is a wider chair, more leg ...

... I thought I would make this post at least. Tomorrow I am sure the lines will be forming for machines again.<br><br>Tomorrow we are to be at sea again and the next day we are scheduled to be in Stanley, Falkland Islands.<br><br> ************************************<br ><br>From the Log of the cruise:<br><br>"Puerto Madryn Saturday 27th January 2007<br><br>Throughout the night we set a southwesterly course until ...