Mucho Animales. Whales, Guanacos, Sea Lions, Elephant Seals, Armadillos, Rheas, Maras, etc... [View Full Entry]

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The hostel had insisted that I get to the airport v early so I got almost no sleep for a 7:20 flight... it was great to BA from the air, but then I quickly passed out, only to be woken for food... grr!! Flew in to Trelew, over Puerto Madryn and my first view was of cobalt seas and semi desert scrub, with next to no hills. The road to PM confirmed this - it only had about 4 bends in it! Also no trees. Talking to our guide he said they get the same amount of rain as essex, but [View Full Entry]

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For the second time in the last few days we've found ourselves experiencing unseasonal snow and cold. First we had blizzard conditions the day we left El Calafate and now the same in Esquel, putain. Maybe Clarkson is right :-) !!! [View Full Entry]

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OK so not actually Wales but most of the towns in Chubut province were established by Welsh settlers in the 19th century, so close enough. We hadn't planned to travel north up the east coast but Ruta 40 is still closed until the end of the month when the snow will be cleared. As luck would have it we hit one of the best months of the year for wildlife on and around Peninsula Valdes :-) The roll call included southern wright whales, sea lions, guanaco, elephant seals, penguins, mara (Patagonian hares), lizards, and tons of different birds. We also had [View Full Entry]

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Its 4.50am, the silence is broken, the alarm going off signals it´s time to leave. Time to leave the paradise of Punta Del Diablo. Time to leave the friends I had made there. Time to leave SKye. Saying goodbye has never been a strong point of mine, but being half asleep still somehow made it less painful. SO I walked with Daniel in the pitch black to the bus stop to catch the 5.5 am bus. The wind is blowing a gale, typically the bus is late. Could have had 15 more minutes in bed. It doesn´t matter, I´m on my [View Full Entry]

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Die Tiere bei diesen beiden Ausfluegen konnten wir wirklich sehr nah bestaunen. In Punta Ninfas mussten wir erst eine Klippe runterklettern um zu den See Elefanten zu gelangen, es hat sich auf jeden Fall gelohnt. Auch an diesem Strand waren noch nicht so viele See Elefanten da , es gab also noch keinen wirklichen Harem, aber dafuer konnten wir ziemlich nah an die Tiere ran. Einer der beiden Machos/Maenner mochte uns allerdings ueberhaupt nicht und war die ganze Zeit waehrend wir dort waren ziemlich nervoes. Na ist ja auch verstaendlich, ich wuerde es auch nicht moegen wenn Touris durch me [View Full Entry]

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Hello hello, we are still alive and having fun. Time has been short as we have been busy watching all kinds of animals. But now we have found a few minutes (this always takes longer than a few minutes - a few hours are actually needed with the internet connection in most hostels) to write something about the last week - week and a half? We seem to have forget time. So, our last blog was from the northwest, since then we have travelled furhter south past buenos aires along the atlantic coast. (we are actually even further but this blog [View Full Entry]

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I arrived in Puerto Madryn at 1.30pm on Wednesday 9 September after an 18 hour bus journey from Buenos Aires. After checking into El Gualicho hostel, I went for a walk. Within a couple of minutes I was at the beach and immediately saw a few whales quite close to the shore. It was a spectacular sight and a vast contrast from the big city that I had just left behind. The sun was shining and I was witness to these huge Southern Right Whales as they come to these shores at this time of year to breed and be with [View Full Entry]

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Nous avons donc quitte Buenos Aires apres cette petite semaine de visite pour descendre vers le sud du pays. Notre premier arret fut a Puerto Madryn ou nous avions rendez-vous avec les baleines. Une fois arrive au terminal apres un voyage fort agreable en bus-cama...c'est un peu comme la classe affaire des avion, ce qui n'est vraiment pas un luxe pour descendre la moitie du continent en bus...Durant lequel nous avons fait la connaissance d'Alinda, nous avons rencontre 3 francais: Moise, Nico et Fred qui eux aussi voulaient rendre visite aux baleines. Nous avons alors decide de faire le [View Full Entry]

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Puerto Madryn is about great day trips, lovely seafood, patagonian landscapes and close encounters with the local sea life. Depending on the time of the year you might see Orcas, Southern Right Whales, Penguins, Sea-lions, Elephant Seals, Guanacoes, Lesser-Rheas and various other birds. Our trip there from Buenos Aires had a few small hiccups and one major one. The first-class service didn't quite match up to our experience from Iguazu. The alcohol was sparse, the seats creaky and the bus was ancient, but we made the best of it. On a positive note, we practically had our own private ci [View Full Entry]

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