Last month I visited Comodoro Rivadavia in Chubut Province in Patagonia. It is a huge area of land, with a large Welsh population. There are more than 25,000 Welsh speakers in Chubut, concentrated in the town of Trelew. My friend Daniel and I drove from Comodoro 180 km north to Bahia Bustamante. It is a seaweed factory in the middle of a huge plot of land privately owned but protected as a natural area. The best part of the trip to this remote area was the wildlife for me, a birder at heart (someone who likes to observe birds).
The landscape was incredible - all rugged coastline, sweeping vistas, and the petrified forest...but oh, the birds. We saw Magellan Penguins (first photo) just days before they would leave to migrate north into warmer waters. They come to this one island to nest and lay only one or two eggs, carrying for them until they migrate together. We also saw Rheas (basically South American ostriches), cormorants and more seabirds than I can name. Overall, awesome.
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