Arrived at about 8am and went ashore at about 9.
Nice holiday resort with lots of apartments and long sandy beaches.
Most of the trips from the ship were to visit penguins and sea lions, in the surrounding National Park.
We did not bother with the excursions, as they involved at least 3 hours on a bus and contented ourselves with wandering around.
The town had 7,000 residents in the 1970’s but this has increased to 70,000, with the opening of a large aluminium smelting plant – some Chinese investment is suspected.
There is also a strong Welsh connection, with settlers arriving in the 1860’s and the Welsh language is still spoken by their descendants. They are supposed to have named the town after Madryn – a Welsh Baron.
Our destination guide did not give a great deal of information about the town but was at pains to expand on the Welsh heritage, showing pictures of the local Eisteddfod and explaining how to count in Welsh.
There are also monuments and memorials to the Falklands War, with many of the troops leaving from here.
There were some murals from the 40th anniversary of the war (2022), claiming the the Malvinas belonged to Argentina but the locals were friendly and welcoming.
Set sail at 5pm, for two days cruising to Ushuaia, where the temperature is forecast to be 0º.
