doing today we are going on an exciting day trip we're going to be driving out

to peninsula valdes this we're just sitting outside our hotel waiting for

the tour bus to arrive and then we'll be on our way

the morning kicked off bright and early with the tour van picking us up at our

hotel by en wave at 8 a.m. we actually went on two different tours of the

peninsula with Argentina vision but today we're going to show you the first

excursion which focused on punta norte where we saw sea lions and elephant

seals and estancia san lorenzo so where we encountered Penguins by the thousands

alright guys so we are now in peninsula valdes we stopped and paid the entrance

fee it's six hundred fifty pesos for international visitors three hundred and

thirty-four Argentines and one hundred if you're from this province from chubut

boat so not bad the landscapes have been really cool so far we're driving through

Patagonian steppe which is basically kind of flat dry arid land the vegetation

it's kind of like small shrubs and bushes and this is because we are

surrounded by ocean so the air is very salty they were telling us here that the

only trees that grow here are around the estancia's and they've been planted and

they also have to be watered so yeah it's been a really cool Drive so far

we've seen guanacos which I'm loving we got to see them jumping fences so

they're very agile so yeah this is the landscape we are surrounded by and right

now we've just stopped at a museum so we're gonna go check it out there's also

a look at a point we can climb so that is our first official stop of the day

central ABC fantasy east no godless emoji no is an interpretation Center

located right at the entrance of peninsula valdes they have different

displays that showcase a local flora and fauna and it's a great place to get a

quick introduction to the peninsula here we saw the skeleton of a southern right

whale and the killer whale it was a quick but informative stop and then we

talked back on the bus and continued on our drive

alright guys so we have now made it to Punta North it's a bit windy out here

but we have come to see elephant seals and sea lions we can only view them from

a cliff because they are protected species but they're down at the beach

we're gonna use Sam's lens to get a better look at them another thing to

mention it kind of sound like sheep they're making quite a bit of noise down

there and they sound just like sheep

seeing as it was almost lunchtime we then drove to estancia San Lorenzo where

the in-house restaurant specializes in Patagonian lamb

so it is lunchtime right now and we are eating at estancia san lorenzo so we

placed our order for the main we're having menu de campo

yes is a country menu basically it comes with lamb salad and bread we do have a

bread basket already in front of us we've also ordered two empanada with

meat they also had competition which is tomato cheese and we have some wine red

wine sure cheers to that make their own wine here you can actually buy a bottle

of it for ten of US dollars oh I did not know that and the quality is really good

i had two step already to 36 degrees today guys

wowsers and we've ordered a dessert to share it we're going to be having none

yes we have an industrial-strength fan to cool off with oh my gosh guys I'm

hungry although walking around okay so I'm

gonna try the meat empanada I think they're Carne empanadas of advance

yes nice big and plump

the piping hot I've just been freshly made we're

certainly taste like that tons of meat inside which is really juicy it's a

perfect way to start a meal kind of empanadas if you haven't had them in

Argentina are like kind of the perfect appetizer for you you can also turn them

into a proper snack or meal themselves q3 for four or five of them it's a real

it's a filling meal for Sherriff's all the time so we've got mixed salad lots

of different ingredients tomatoes cabbage carrots carrots before the meat

arrived our guide explained that the lamb bog peninsula valdes has a very

unique flavor due to the salinity in the air which permits the vegetation and is

then consumed by the sheath this in turn makes the meat a bit more salty or at

least that's what we were told either way it was a great meal and now the lamb

has arrived we have a mix of different cuts of meat yes as you can see here on

this massive ladder does it everything a little piece so we can try

how is it very nice juicy tender and also got these little bones these ribs I

believe don't just get in there get in there

that's how you do it tasty very very nice and then for dessert we shared a

delicious flan with dulce de leche

now guys it is time to see the penguin

the shores of estancia San Lorenzo are home to the largest Magellanic penguin

colony in the world with an estimated 600,000 penguins during peak season

we are now walking down to the beach but all around this penguins are just

marching going about their business they're not scared of humans there's a

trail marked by white stones that weaves through the penguin colony one thing to

keep in mind is that penguins always have the right of way and that visitors

have to keep at least a metres distance from them we walk through the colony and

observe their nests which are dug into the ground typically under shrubs and

bushes where they can get a little bit of shade

look at this guy's thousands of penguins all along the beach

back on the bus guzzling water what did you think of the Penguins Oscar's out

there well the pingas were fantastic it was so

cool to see them kind of in their natural environment like this it's

really the first experience of this kind I mean when we saw them in South Africa

I mean cheers they were in their natural environment but I felt this was a much

more like quieter smallest yeah just there's fantastic if you haven't by the

thousands here in South of Sarah you know I hate by the water

after visiting the Penguins we hopped back in the van and continued to the

seaside town of Puerto Piramides this this is the only town on the whole

peninsula and the place we would be calling home for the next few nights

alright guys so we have arrived in the town of Puerto Piramides on me this

technically this is the last stop of the tour we went on today yeah we are

staying here got two nights here yeah so tonight tomorrow night and the town

looks so cool is such a nice approach as we were coming down I'm like coming down

a cliff and the town's right on the beach our hotels right on the beach

that's amazing you can see that there's a lot of people out enjoying the beach

given those 38.5 degrees at the moment

in the air-conditioning here in our room so we are going to wrap up this video

right now we had a really good time on the tour what do you think what were the

highlights for you there's a lot at wall just seeing the

wildlife getting back close to the Penguins also going to this dance EF for

lunch see ya Lamb prepared before our eyes just the whole thing was a lot of

fun I have to agree it's hard to choose a highlight it was also good so yeah

that is all for today and we will see you guys in tomorrow's video where we'll

take you on a little tour of Puerto Piramides what to feed on me this and show you the sights

see you there