As fun as it is to see whales or sea lions, many people, myself included, leave the Puerto Madryn area especially enamored with the Magellanic penguin. The largest mainland gathering of these little guys is at Punta Tombo, about 200 km south of Puerto Madryn. Seeing them last year was a treat and I had [...]
Despite the fact that I had already been to Peninsula Valdes last year with my friends Jackie and Coral, I decided to stop there again. This served not only as a way to break up the monotony of traveling by bus, but it also gave me a chance to see the wildlife again. December 21st [...]
I’m not sure exactly what I was thinking. Feeling the impulse to get out of Buenos Aires as soon as possible, on Tuesday morning I bought a bus ticket for the following evening. This meant Tuesday and Wednesday I was frantically buying hiking socks, maps, and small necessities, cleaning the apartment, and packing away all [...]
Sunday afternoon I left Canela at 2 p.m. for Puerto Alegre. The trip was peaceful and we passed through the beautiful hills of the surrounding area. We pulled into Puerto Alegre and it was obvious that this was a much larger city and had much more poverty that the small towns I had visited. There [...]
Tonight I was in the town center of Canela downing 1.5 liters of water, 1/2 liter of Gatorade, and the toy size Twix and Snickers found in SA. I had run out of water while hiking earlier and was sitting on a park bench trying rehydrate myself and regain some energy. While seated, I watched [...]
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