Whales and Penguins

It took us 18 hours by bus to get to Puerto Madrin. We arrived at about 6am, and had to find a hostel. Surprisingly, they were almost all fully booked, except for one. Of course, this was the worst hostel on the planet. It costs as much as the one in Buenos Aires, but has only one bathroom/toilet, there are no locks in the rooms, and no lockers anywhere. Also, at breakfast there is no milk, which is a total pain. I suppose it´s better than sleeping on the street, though.

We hadn´t realised how little there was to do here, if you don´t go on the guided tour of the peninsula. Basically, yesterday we just went to THE museum, which was really expensive, and beyond shit. There was absolutely nothing of interest there. In the evening we went to a bar which was recommended to us by one of the workers at the hostel in Buenos Aires. He used to work there, and told us that if we mentioned his name, and pretended like we were best friends they might give us some free drinks. Sadly it did not work.

Today, we went on the guided tour, which was really nice. It´s an entire day, and we went around the coast of the peninsula. There is some really interesting, and beautiful wildlife. The main attraction was a boat ride to go whale watching. We saw many whales, and some of them were only metres away from the boat. It was an amazing experience. I also really enjoyed the penguins. There isn´t really much to say about them, I just like penguins.

Tomorrow, we move on to somewhere better. We´re going to El Calafate, but to get there, we have to make a stop in Rio Gallegos. In total it will probably be over 20 hours on a bus. The buses here are alright, though. It´s pretty much like going business class on a plane. The seats stretch back so that you´re almost lying down. I really had no problem sleaping last time.

El Calafate is where we can see the exploding glaciers. Again, I haven´t asked many questions, but find the name very intriguing. I´m sure it´ll be something I will never forget.