Now on the official journey north back to Buenos Aires we have decided to shelve plans to stop in Bariloche for a day´s skiing as we would not actually have a full day in the town to go skiing. Plan B and an overnight bus journey from El Calafate down to Rio Gallegos and then up to Puerto Madryn where the Right Whales can be spotted.
Needless to say the bus journey is not something to dwell on, indeed the town of Pto Madryn is not too much to write home about. However. . . . . when we took a wander along the sea front I was amazed to be able to look out and spot an entire pod of whales only 50m or so from the water front. A rapid trip to the pier for a better look was in order, and sure enough from the pier the whales were very close, so close that to see them all we had to do was look straight down from the pier, a 20m whale only 20m away. Amazing!!! Roll on tomorrow when we go out to the Valdes peninsula where boats will take us out to see the whales, along with dolphins, elephant seals and if we are uber lucky Orcas.
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