January 9 - Puerto Madryn, Argentina

Today started out cold - OK, it was only 63 F and got up to 73 F. Cold for Floridians

Puerto Madryn is a nice little town and as Argentina goes it wasn't threatening at all. View from my balcony

If I forgot to mention I was told Argentina has a high crime rate as does Brazil. Somehow Uruguay, sandwiched between the two does not. There were folks from the ship that went on a private excursion in Recife and were robbed at gun point. And two gentlemen from the ship had their phones snatched out of there hands in Buenos Aires by someone on a scooter. And another guy had his iWatch cut right off his wrist while walking to a private Tango show.

It was very windy in Puerto Madryn, approximately 25 to 30 kts /28 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph and we had to walk the length of the pier which was about 1/2 mile. It was a good thing we walked as we saw these seals and sea lion (sea lions have ear flaps, seals don't) sunning themselves on the steps up to the pier. 

  

Nadine and I decided just to spent our day walking around the town. She got a manicure and I went shopping in a grocery store.

 

The town is located on a huge beach.

  
 

And there are cool small homes situated amongst large buildings at the beach

 

Typical Argentine Beef House window display

There was a plaza or two. Here was one dedicate to Jose de San Martin, the liberator of Argentina. The other picture is a statue dedicated to Mothers in general 

 

And some artwork.

  

 

On our way back to the boat we saw jellyfish. Very large and numerous. Every one of those white dots is a jellyfish except for the last picture. Those dots are reflections from the sun.

 

This town has a lot of rescue boats. Not sure what they would be rescuing, given we are in the height of their warm season and no one was in the water. Maybe too many jellyfish.


Big Brother and little sister sail boats

The cliffs further south



From here we are off to Antarctica and in two days it's the Drake Passage







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