Ah there is a huge beach here...

We knew from the previous day that there were beaches along the coast, and we saw one on Punta Valdez, just around the corner from the sea lion colonies. We were not that tempted as the water is cold at 17C, which is like swimming in the North Sea in Scotland.

Today, the kids studied until about 5 pm, when they were getting too antsy to study more, so we headed off for the nearest beach, mainly to just get the whining kids out of the apartment.

The beach is only 30 minutes away, and boy, were we surprised, it was huge, and still pretty busy between 6 and 7pm.

Some brave souls were swimming, but most simply hung out on the beach, lazing around or playing football.

The huge numbers of people explain why it was difficult to find accommodation, but I am not sure why they come here and not farther north where the water is (much) warmer. I suspect it's partly people who grew up here, coming back to be with the wider family.

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