Day 23: Puerto Madryn

Patagonia

We arrived to the northeast part of Patagonia, to the small town. It was a gorgeous day, and was warm but not too hot. We had scheduled a zodiac excursion for the afternoon, so we got off to wander around the town and see the sights.

There were a lot of huge jellyfish in the water, but I didn’t get an answer as to how dangerous they are. We were told that they showed up a couple years ago when the water warmed up 1 degree Celsius. It’s a nice place with a lot of construction happening. I had hoped to see a penguin, and a few folks did, but I’ll have to wait until we get further south.

We went out in the zodiac to see some wildlife, and came across a most incredible feeding frenzy with dolphins, birds and sea lions all taking part. The sea looked like it was boiling and the dolphins were really putting on a show!

Dolphins

More Dolphins

Sea lions and Cormorants

Today we were going to Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands, but the wind and weather are too bad for anchoring and port Tenders. So we are at sea on a cold rainy windy day, and will have to visit the Falkland Islands at another time.