"..is that elephant seals don´t move" (Valerie our Penisula Valades tour guide)
19-20th Jan Puerto Madryn
This is the Hermanus of Argentina, no whales spotted though, or more to our dismay, no orcas beaching themselves to snatch a little seal lion pup from the shore.
Facts we learnt:
- Never be disappointed when on the day you arrive there is no accomodation in the town.. because the more remote places, which are admittedly more of a mission to get to, have the better vibe... stayed at a little one horse town called Puerto Piramides about an hour out of the main town Puerto Madryn, turned out to be a beautiful chilled sheltered bay surrounded by weathered white chalky cliffs and streaming with Argentinians.
- If on a cloudy rather windy day, you sign up for a snorkeling tour, don´t expect to see any fish....our highlights included a sea urchin, 2 small crabs and a jelly fish
- For a mass orgy see the sea lions in action Dec-Feb where the females come to shore to give birth and are impregnated again one week later.
- Elephant seals spend 8 months of the year out at sea, diving for food and dodging orcas so no wonder they don´t move when they come onto shore
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