Day 4 - Puerto Madryn, Argentina

Puerto Madryn is in the Chubut Province and was founded in 1865. Much to my chargrin, the textile manufacturers that used to be here have closed down due to economic conditions even though there were tax exemptions. The town has was first settled by Welsh immigrants to help Argentina lay claim to the land before it was settled by others.

Since out scheduled tours was later in the morning we started with a walking tour of the town and then went back to our meeting spot to take the bus to the first part of the tour. It was a beautiful day and the scenery was spectacular.

The Chubut River Tour was first on the tour. It was a really relaxing tour enabling us to get some great photos of the area. The river was quite shallow and at one point the rubber raft got stuck. However after a little rearranging and pushing our guide got us out and we were able to drift down the river again.

Following the river boat tour, a host family supplied wine, bread and sausages.

Following the river tour we went to the Paleontology Museum. The Museum is located in a small town called Trelew. It houses a display of ancient dinosaur fossils and reminded us a lot of our museum in Drumheller. The fossils are from the Patagonia region. Below are some pictures of the town of Trelew, it was absolutely stunning.