Thursday, January 25, 2007
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Playas y Penguinos
Here I am in Puerto Madryn, the fishing and whale watching hub in Atlantic Patagonia. The other day I did the tour to the Penninsula and animal reserve. The Argentinian government figured out how to take tourist dollars, its 35 pesos to enter, if you`re from Argentina it`s 10 pesos and if you`re in the province, only a measly 1 peso. Hundreds of people pass through those gates every day, meaning they have really really nice bathrooms (you can even flush the paper!)
It`s mating season for the Sea Lions. The noise on the beach was audible a long ways away. Tiny pups were everywhere and the occasional mating pair too. They are also very aggressive, fierce and territorial. More than one poor old guy lay dying on the sand :( but that`s nature I guess.
Futher along the beach there were Elefants del Mar (sea elephants). They were not nearly as noisy as the Lions but very very laidback, lazy and fat. This guy was giving a round of applause.
The hush hush nurse remided all the tourists to be quiet. It`s an intersteting comparison as well as translation.
My favourite part of the day was seeing the penguins. I didn`t venture to the giant penguin colony but the ones I saw were enough to suffice my Patagonian Penguin needs.
I am off to Buenos Aires tonight on an overnight bus, a good 19 hrs. Then I`m going to Uruguay! For a visa renewal and maybe some nice beach time.
Nos vemos!
It`s mating season for the Sea Lions. The noise on the beach was audible a long ways away. Tiny pups were everywhere and the occasional mating pair too. They are also very aggressive, fierce and territorial. More than one poor old guy lay dying on the sand :( but that`s nature I guess.
Futher along the beach there were Elefants del Mar (sea elephants). They were not nearly as noisy as the Lions but very very laidback, lazy and fat. This guy was giving a round of applause.
The hush hush nurse remided all the tourists to be quiet. It`s an intersteting comparison as well as translation.
My favourite part of the day was seeing the penguins. I didn`t venture to the giant penguin colony but the ones I saw were enough to suffice my Patagonian Penguin needs.
I am off to Buenos Aires tonight on an overnight bus, a good 19 hrs. Then I`m going to Uruguay! For a visa renewal and maybe some nice beach time.
Nos vemos!
Monday, January 08, 2007
I wrote this so fast I couldn`t be bothered to think of a title. Enjoy
It occurs to me that I`ve done a poor job of keeping you all informed. Internet time is hard to come by because I`m living outside of town and hate burdening people to drive me around, therefore this is being written in a notebook and will be typed at lightening fast speed when I find a functioning computer (which would be now).
I spent Christmas with the Tomassinis` in Epuyen, Argentina. I recived soces, a clock and a teddy. I spent New Years with another family. After Xmas I went to Bariloche for a few days, craving the touristy lifestyle and funky hostels, it was pricey! Explaining where I was travelling to/from to other travelers proved to be difficult so i resorted to....no, that`s too long to type as well and doesn`t really matter.
When I returned to Epuyen I went out for New Years. Here the end of the year is celebrated soley with family. They all gather at the family chacra (farm) and eat heartily then pop the champange ... noone can decide who`s cellphone clock is right so you end up with about five different midnights! The champagne is accompanied by pan dulce, which is a somewhat icky verson of already icky fruitcake, and other sweets. Fireworks go off and people dance. At this point I was tuckered out so before 1 am rolled around I was fast asleep. In the morning everyone sleeps in because, well when youpre out at the chacra there really isn`t much to do so sleeping till 10 is acceptable. Outside the men were preparing an asado for lunch. For those who don`t know, the asado is a traditional Patagoinian event that happens every Sunday, as well as all holidays. Basically it`s a huge meat roast, including an entire lamb done over the campfire. I`ve been to about 6 now.
Currently I am in Trevlin. It is a small town, settled by the Welsh. The other day I spent my day fishing on Rio Grande. It is likey one of the most beautiful places in the world and the sun shone all day. There were millions of fish all biting, but we let everything free.
I am living at a family cherry orchard and working about 3 hours a day becasue it`s small and the work is slow, this means I spend alot of time reading books and studying my spanish.
Yesterday we went to a friend`s swimming pool to cool off because, well it`s stinking hot here. Middle of summer, shorts, teeshirts, and sun tans. Sorry to rub it in!
I hope that fufills some inquiries and everyone is doing well at home. Enjoy the 2007, hopefully it`s as full of adventure as 2006 was!
I spent Christmas with the Tomassinis` in Epuyen, Argentina. I recived soces, a clock and a teddy. I spent New Years with another family. After Xmas I went to Bariloche for a few days, craving the touristy lifestyle and funky hostels, it was pricey! Explaining where I was travelling to/from to other travelers proved to be difficult so i resorted to....no, that`s too long to type as well and doesn`t really matter.
When I returned to Epuyen I went out for New Years. Here the end of the year is celebrated soley with family. They all gather at the family chacra (farm) and eat heartily then pop the champange ... noone can decide who`s cellphone clock is right so you end up with about five different midnights! The champagne is accompanied by pan dulce, which is a somewhat icky verson of already icky fruitcake, and other sweets. Fireworks go off and people dance. At this point I was tuckered out so before 1 am rolled around I was fast asleep. In the morning everyone sleeps in because, well when youpre out at the chacra there really isn`t much to do so sleeping till 10 is acceptable. Outside the men were preparing an asado for lunch. For those who don`t know, the asado is a traditional Patagoinian event that happens every Sunday, as well as all holidays. Basically it`s a huge meat roast, including an entire lamb done over the campfire. I`ve been to about 6 now.
Currently I am in Trevlin. It is a small town, settled by the Welsh. The other day I spent my day fishing on Rio Grande. It is likey one of the most beautiful places in the world and the sun shone all day. There were millions of fish all biting, but we let everything free.
I am living at a family cherry orchard and working about 3 hours a day becasue it`s small and the work is slow, this means I spend alot of time reading books and studying my spanish.
Yesterday we went to a friend`s swimming pool to cool off because, well it`s stinking hot here. Middle of summer, shorts, teeshirts, and sun tans. Sorry to rub it in!
I hope that fufills some inquiries and everyone is doing well at home. Enjoy the 2007, hopefully it`s as full of adventure as 2006 was!
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