Showing posts with label Puerto Madryn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Puerto Madryn. Show all posts

Thursday, 10 February 2011

Welsh Patagonia


We hired a couple of bikes and cycled along the coast to an interesting little museum that traces the history of the Welsh settlers in Patagonia which makes for one of the most impressive tales of early pioneers in Argentina. 165 Welsh people arrived in 1865 and landed here in Puerto Madryn where they found arable land and created a network of irrigation channels. The Welsh colony was successful selling wool and meat from the sheep they brought over. The language is still alive in a couple of places and they're feted for their excellent Welsh tearooms. (But Anita was peeved as she couldn't find anywhere to watch the England/Wales rugby match.)

Dinner at Patagonia Restaurant

Ate a delicious fish dinner in this stylish and beauifully lit restaurant. The fish was called "merluza negra" (black hake) and apparently is a monster, caught only below about 600 ft. It wasn't on the menu but the waiter recommended it as the special catch of the day.




The ceiling portrays a colourful map of the region as well as beautiful paintings of the local oceanic wildlife. A very cool spot!