January 7-9, 2006: Puerto Madryn - We arrived late in Puerto Madryn on the 7th. Our flight brought us to Trelew and we caught the last bus to P.M. around 11/11:30 pm. We decided to rest the next day instead of going right away on the wildlife tour to Peninsula Valdez. We arranged to go the following day.

Peninsula Valdez is a wildlife Mecca and is located on the eastern coast of Argentina. Whales, sea lions, elephant seals, few penguins, etc. We were excited to go and is the major reason why we came to this area. We rested the Sunday - visited the marine museum (excellent)and walked along the beach. A very lively and fun beach life. It's a nice summer town. Had dinner at a wonderful restaurant. The seafood was excellent and served in a way different to what we were used to.



The next day, it rained and, unfortunately, the tour operators cancelled the trip out to Peninsula Valdez. Poor road conditions. We were upset, but what can you do? We would still leave for our visit to the penguin colony the next day. This was what we were really looking forward towards anyway.

Another day of rest:-)