Carmen de Patagones to Puerto Pirámide on peninsula Valdés, about 540km
It's amazing how straight the roads are. I have the impression that they can be tens of kilometers long, dawn with a ruler. The scenery changes to Savanna, no more corn fields and cows. Also the weather changes – probably typical of Patagonia – from cloudy to spotless blue sky. And it's flat, only every now and then there's a little hill, then the only signs of civilization are the road, the fence and the power lines. Now and then we kill a tarantula on the road that doesn't yield to our right-away.
We get to Puerto Pirámide at about 4pm (or as we find out later at 3pm). The Atlantic Ocean is flat like a mirror. A rare thing we are told at the tourist information. The lady recommends to try to get on a sunset boat trip in the bay as there are still a few Southern Right wales here.
We get really lucky and still spot two mother-baby pairs. We follow them a bit – they are not as playful as they could be, nevertheless it is still impressive to be so close to these pacific mammals. Especially when the engines are turned off you can hear the hissing sound through their blowholes. And actually seeing this at the sunset adds to the experience. A month earlier there are still many whales in the bay (Golfo Nuevo).
At the hotel of ACA (the Argentinian version of AAA) I get a massive discount of 30% for being a member of the Swiss automobile club (TCS). This discount exends to meals (15%), too. So the stay in this village is a steal.
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