Blogs from Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina, South America - page 8

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 their young. The England Vs Croatia game was on at 4pm so I had to find a bar in this small town. Eventually I found a café with a TV but they were showing the ... read more

After leaving Bariloche, we had been hoping to continue our journey south along the legendary Route 40 (the road that Che Guevara famously travelled in his book the Motorcycle Diaries). Unfortunately though, it turned out to be closed for the winter, so we decided to head east to the Atlantic coast instead. After a 14-hour bus trip from Bariloche, we arrived bright and early at our hostel in Puerto Madryn. Peninsula Valdes Puerto Madryn is situated in the central Patagonian province of Chubut and is the gateway to Peninsula Valdes, one of the most valuable wildlife areas in the world. The peninsula was declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1999 and is home to important breeding populations of elephant seals, penguins, sea lions and orcas (aka “killer whales”). From June to December though, the stars ... read more

Dearest Readers, It gives me great pleasure in announcing that without a doubt for me, Puerto Madryn, the Pennisular Valdes is my favourite place so far in Argentina, and yes that has everything to do with the fact we saw Southern Right Whales both from the shore and in a boat :) Anyhow, where to begin - so when I last wrote we left El Calafate and took a bus (via Rio Gallegos) to arrive in Puerto Madryn. I won´t bore you with long bus tales however a few things to highlight is the cute kid at Rio G who took much amusement from patting mr gently and running away, the conductor of the bus who seemed to like the English chicas and kept checking we were ok, along with a fellow female passenger who kept ... read more

The bus was quite comfortable, like a plane trip, complete with a steward, meals like in the plane was meager but quite a good experience. The bed inclines up to 140 degrees i think. in the morning after being served breakfast we played bingo! I lost but was fun and weird at the same time. Arriving in Puerto Madryn, it was cold!! i was shivering as I wait for my backpack to be handed to me, it has to go through x ray at the bus station, dont know why. Went to info office and asked about what to do in this town and where to stay, decided to go to ChePatagonia, good reviews on this hostel, Maria the lady at the info desk speaks good English and very informative, she told me last week everyday ... read more

Hi everyone. As promised here is the photos from Puerto Madryn, when we went to see come of the local wildlife. If you´re looking at a map Penisula Valdes is the mushroom shaped bit sticking out of the side of Argentina. We are actually in Ushuaia at the moment..got here at 10 pm last nigth after sitting on a coach for 13 hours! Not the best craic I have ever had but it was broken up a little by some very long boarder crossing and a trip on a ferry. We booked ahead as we know we would get here late...and it´s still pretty busy this time of year...30 euro per night right...you wanna see what we are after scoring. We have a gorgeous little house all to ourselves with a view of mountains and a ... read more