Falkland Islands – Puerto Madryn (Argentina)

It back into Argentinean country next with the next port of call being Puerto Madryn.  Puerto Madryn is in Argentina’s Patagonia region and is quite a large city of more than 73,000 people.  We booked ourselves onto a tour to visit the Welsh Heritage in the area.  This was a two-hour drive through the Chubut River Valley to Dolavon which is a small town with a lot of Welsh influence.  The Welsh settled in the area in 1865 hoping to create a New Wales.   After Dolavon we visited a farm that produced raspberries, strawberries, cherries, peaches and apples.  We will both remember this place well as it was home to mosquitoes by the thousands.  We were both glad to be back on the bus where we headed for the small town of Gaiman for traditional Welsh tea at a place called Ty Gwyn which is supposed to be the oldest Welsh teahouse in the region.  The staff were all dressed in traditional Welsh dress and we were entertained by a choir singing both Welsh and Argentinian songs.  They were excellent and finished off a nice day out.  After it was back on the bus and back to the ship.  As it was a full day tour the bus drove through the town a bit and a few of us got off in town to have a quick look around before going back to the ship.  There didn’t seem to be a lot to look at in the town, though there were lots of outdoor clothing and hiking shops in the town as well as tour operators offering all types of trips.  Seems to be bit of a staging area for the adventurous outdoor travelers to come to.

Countryside around Puerto Madryn on our way to Gaiman

 

Approaching Gaiman

 

Disused train tunnel outside Gaiman

 

Our farm visit – first impression

 

Old farm relic

 

Picking blue berries

 

it wasn’t me – I didn’t eat anything

 

Gaiman Museum

 

Old gun display in museum

 

Character buildings in Gaiman

 

Ty Gwyn Tea House – morning tea and entertainment

 

Argentinian Welsh singers at Ty Gwyn

 

Old Welsh church building

 

Plaque on the church

 

Canal through the centre of town

 

Wine cellar still in use

 

Wine cellar still in use

 

They had very different power poles in this area

 

On the drive back to Puerto Madryn

 

Approaching Puerto Madryn

 

Dressed up local bus in Puerto Madryn

 

Puerto Madryn coastline

 

Puerto Madryn skyline

 

 

 

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