Picked up a huge amount of laundry after a good breakfast (yes!!, got soft boiled eggs using Google translate). A very late start, but we knew it was a local visit of no more than 20km. A short drive took us along tarmac roads, then the expected gravel road to a Punta Lomo, where a ranger told us no charge and encouraged us to enjoy watching the sea lions. Yesterday we saw elephant seals. There was a large type of binoculars to hand but required 2 pesos, fortunately I had some buried deep in my bag. We have one small pair with us but it would certainly be worth investing in really good binoculars for this trip.
‘Seals have short, stubby front feet and generally scoot along land on their bellies. Sea lions, on the other hand, have elongated front flippers that help propel them through the water and allow them to “walk” on land’
We enjoyed watching them and the Rock Shags nesting on the face of the cliff, for some time before moving on. The wind was howling. We were covered in dusty sand. Yesterday, said to be unusual, as no wind. We had been incredibly lucky, as today I doubt the whale spotting boats would be operating. We drove further down the coast and took a long stroll. Once protected by the cliffs, the warmth of the sun made us strip off our layers.
Enjoyed a late lunch with a bowl of mussels with garlic and chips. By 4pm we were really tired and decided the last few days were catching up with us, so headed back to the hotel for a rest and general catch up on emails etc. In the evening we dinned at a brilliant restaurant called En Mis Fuegos, about 4 km from our hotel. Thursday we leave to return to Buenos Aires, a one hour, fifty minute flight.
Argentina Travel Log 2019 