Santa Cruz

The road to go to Puerto Deseado is not the most desirable of all ! More than 100 kms of plat (no complain on that !) and straight asphalted road. Only two trucks on the other way so Baptiste ended driving with arms crossed, sure he didn’t fall asleep !

Puerto Deseado is a nice young and dynamic port where the ocean goes up in a dried river’s bed. So marine flore and faune are protected and easily reachable ! We arrived soon in enough to find the municipal camping and enjoy the sunset on dried and éventées lands. The day after, impossible to rent kayak, so we go for a walk along the cost: horses, cormorans, pingouins …

We take the road again to Puerto San Julian, other balnear city of 15 000 habitants with nice non touristic atmosphere. The camping manager could receive a price for welcome and advices ! We take the ripio up to the coast to discover the area end then we take an excursion on a zodiac to see pinguinos, birds and dolfins ! Some couples of « Toninas overas » came playing with the boat and waves, crazy to see it so close even if they are one of the smaller dolfin in the world.

The day after, we take the ruta 3 to south… still ! And we made a stop at the Monte Leon natural reserve. More than 60 000 hectares of valonées steppes for guanacos, pinguins and choiques. Red and oranges terres cutted in falaises up to ocean make a great view ! It is also a privilegied land of hunt for pumas… but despite hours spent in wind scruting horizon we had no chance with pumas… just trace of their past hunt !

We take the road again to arrive to Rio Gallegos at the end of the afternoon…