Alexia y Aurélien en Argentina !!! in EV!!! | |
Day 5To conclude day 4, we ate at the restaurant Estela, who must be the best friend of Gabriella Sabatini acording to the photographs on the walls. Once again we had too many for a few pesos.
Mitch Bucanon coming out of cold water...
Day 5 starts at 7.30 for an excursion in Peninsula Valdes, a natural reserve registered with the world inheritance of UNESCO.
Contrary to what we expected, it is not happening with 50 people in a bus but with 4 in a Chevrolet. As we had the choice and and as we are a bit insane, we chose to follow the Spanish speaking excursion.
Hernan our guide and Victoria de Santa Fe (who made us discover the tradition of maté, bitter drink but which seduced us) are our companions for the day.
You can notice that the weather is nice and warm but that there is a wind to frighten the whales!!
We quickly leave the asphalt road to go along the coast and watch for the least sign of life from a whale, an orc or a dolphin. In vain for the moment.
On the other hand, on the ground side, we could see sheeps, horses, and guanacos (a kind of small lama we did not know).
Guanaco
The comments of Hernan are very useful all the way long, in particular when we meet a piche (armadillo), elephant and sea lions, penguins and many birds including a vulture.
El piche
Until the end of the day, Hernan will watch the sea in order to locate whales but luck definitively without us. Even the trip in boat did not enable us to approach some of them. It should be said that to see orcs, the best chance is to observe sea lions and to wait until they are made crunch by the orc... But no more chance, there is no loss in the sea lions...
Mom and dad lions
The evening, we ate in a smart restaurant advised by Hernan, "Mar y Meseta": fish with honey for Alexia and beef with eggs and onions for Aurélien. Once again it is excellent. We also took advantage of that meal for a first taste of Argentinian wine, the least expensive of all on the menu is called San Felipe and Aurélien finds it very good.
Alexia's favourites
Day 6 starts at 6am to go to the airport, flight towards El Calafate from where we are writting to you. This evening we will find Mattias which will host us and advise us during our passage at the foot of the glaciers.
Trainee-sailor
Foot-note por Victoria: Gracias por el subdued. ¿Tienes una foto of Hernan? ¡Es a scandal que No tenemos!
Foot-note por Hernan: Creo que tengo una foto del penguino feo que tu quieres. Das tu correo eletronico por la recivir. Muchas gracias por todo. Publié à 03:27, le 5/01/2008, dans Argentina 2008, El Calafate Mots clefs : { Page précédente } { Page 13 sur 27 } { Page suivante } |
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