## Arriving in Puerto Madryn ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-001_web.jpeg]] The Muelle de Cruceros terminal, with Puerto Madryn's waterfront skyline stretching across the bay. ## Along the Costanera ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-002_web.jpeg]] A monument near the waterfront commemorating Puerto Madryn's Welsh settler heritage — the town was founded in 1865 by Welsh immigrants who sailed from Patagonia's Chubut coast. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-003_web.jpeg]] A series of chainsaw-carved tree sculptures lining the Costanera — figures and wildlife emerging from the trunks of dead trees. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-004_web.jpeg]] ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-005_web.jpeg]] ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-006_web.jpeg]] Bomkys, a café along the waterfront. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-007_web.jpeg]] The flavor menu at Bomkys — "Crema del Cielo," "Delicias del Bosque," and a lot of other reasons to stop walking. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-008_web.jpeg]] The beach, quiet on a late-summer afternoon. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-009_web.jpeg]] ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-010_web.jpeg]] Sandy paths winding through the dunes toward the water. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-011_web.jpeg]] A monument to Don Quixote in a neighborhood plaza. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-012_web.jpeg]] At the dune path leading down to the beach. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-013_web.jpeg]] A Global Penguin Society installation along the waterfront, raising awareness about plastic pollution and the conservation of Patagonia's Magellanic penguin colonies. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-014_web.jpeg]] The family with the city's bronze penguin sculptures on the boulevard. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-015_web.jpeg]] A painted-mosaic condor / whale tail mural on the side of a building near the waterfront. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-016_web.jpeg]] The backside of a sign outside a beach covered in Instagram handles — the modern guestbook. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-017_web.jpeg]] Looking back along the beach toward town, with the Equinox at the pier. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-018_web.jpeg]] Two beach dogs making the most of the shade on the dunes. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-019_web.jpeg]] Windswept trees near the beach — classic Patagonian scrubland. ## Lunch ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-020_web.jpeg]] Dad inside **Sara's** — a bright, white-vaulted space right on the water. *Check out the food on the [[South America Food and Drink Highlights]] gallery page.* ## Around Town ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-025_web.jpeg]] Sara's from the outside. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-026_web.jpeg]] Beach access point Bajada 5, with Sara Beach restaurant. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-027_web.jpeg]] The Equinox framed through the scrub along the shoreline. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-028_web.jpeg]] A whale tail sculpture on the Costanera, with the Equinox visible in the bay behind it. They say Puerto Madryn is one of the best places in the world to watch southern right whales. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-029_web.jpeg]] Plaza San Martín, the town's main square. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-030_web.jpeg]] ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-031_web.jpeg]] ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-032_web.jpeg]] The bust of General José de San Martín, El Libertador, presiding over the plaza that bears his name. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-033_web.jpeg]] ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-034_web.jpeg]] A polished steel winged figure — a tribute to the city's bomberos (firefighters). ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-035_web.jpeg]] Doug, Dad, and Mom taking a break in the shade. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-036_web.jpeg]] One of many bronze sculptures along Boulevard Brown. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-037_web.jpeg]] A tribute to Puerto Madryn's world-class diving scene — the city sits on the edge of a protected marine reserve. ## Wildlife at the Pier ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-038_web.jpeg]] South American sea lions claiming the dock ladder at the fishing pier. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-039_web.jpeg]] A penguin swimming in the harbor beneath the pier — an unexpected surprise. ## Back at the Ship ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-040_web.jpeg]] An Argentine Prefectura Naval coast guard vessel docked at the port. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-041_web.jpeg]] The Equinox from the pier — bow-on and imposing. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-042_web.jpeg]] The Argentine flag flying at the pier as we look back at the city from our veranda. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-043_web.jpeg]] Passengers streaming back aboard. ![[2026-02-SA-PuertoMadryn-044_web.jpeg]] Puerto Madryn at dusk as the Equinox heads back out to sea. Some lighting strikes were visible in the clouds in the distance.