our second day in comodoro rivadavia chubut argentina didn't quite go to plan
we woke up to torrential rains that pretty much lasted the whole day this was just a
day of misadventure in which really nothing went according to plan i mean we still went
out there to explore a bit unaware of the fact that the weather had shut down most of the city
but basically everywhere we went was closed so let's fast forward to
the next day when we tried it all over again this time with a bit of sunshine
good morning world good morning guys greetings again from comodoro rivadavia patagonia and it is
a sunny day so i am feeling very happy what what a difference a day makes it felt like armageddon
yesterday and now is gorgeous outside sunshine the warmth has come back look at look at how we're
dressed t-shirts and shorts at least for me you've got a t-shirt jeans so we're gonna have a second
attempt on visiting the petroleum museum today i actually i phoned them this morning are you open
they said yes we're gonna take a cab out there the more i think about it it's understandable
that it's closed yesterday like it was really the weather was quite severe like there was a
bit of flooding there was severe winds and rains like a lot of things were shut down i just think
it's funny that we didn't realize the weather was bad enough that maybe sightseeing wouldn't
be a good idea we're like walking around comodoro rivadavia cameras we were committed to the cause
of making a video um we're also going to head back to our favorite restaurants where we had
seafood on the first date the place is phenomenal yeah and they specialize in paella for two people
yes you can also get a single portion but of course we'll get enough yeah
so that's the plan that's gonna be lunch and also we've got the lookout point to visit so
uh yeah basically everything that we were kind of hoping to do yesterday we'll get to do today
and we've got a great lunch and i think we'll also make some time to visit a famous um ice
cream shop it's called chocolate i believe yes it is we'll have a little bit of ice cream so um
yeah a really fun day planned and gorgeous weather it's very inviting let's just go outside and enjoy
this what's this all about and this is a really interesting monument it's
right nearby the beach by the boardwalk this is a monument tango you can't have
tango music without that little accordion indeed key instrument right right here
also what a huge difference it makes here between low tide and high tide because on
our first day we arrived at high tide and the waves were just like crashing into the beach
into the walls that are kind of like protecting the coastline
it was insane like we cannot believe the size of the waves just like smashing and
like jumping up in the air it was crazy um and now by comparison it looks so calm like
just little rolling waves not even big enough to surf on or anything it just looks inviting almost
that day we had lunch at cadoco del mar yes again when we like something we're the kind
of people to go back for more and that's exactly how we felt about this restaurant
this time around we tried some different seafood dishes that had piqued our interest
i got vaidam we were here a few days ago and i had their seafood casuela which is kind of like a soup
seafood stew yeah and we noticed they had on their menu
so we were like we need to come back for this and today was the day today is that day
it's delightful it's definitely a different twist on fire like in spain it would be drier here it's
more soupy but it is very good and we have mussels we have shrimp there's um calamari a bit of
everything put everything in there huh and over here the seafood good times keep on rolling so
over here we've got pan-fried shrimp and a tomato-based sauce with garlic oh my goodness
look at all the shrimp delicious plum shrimp that's very very good i'm calling the sharing
rule into effect because this looks delightful and you have roasted potatoes yeah time to try those
those are really good i'm gonna throw a little bit of salt on there and they'll be even better
that afternoon we began the walk over to the national petroleum museum which is about three
kilometers from the center of town in comodoro rivadavia argentina since it was sunny we were
in the mood for a long stroll but just as a heads up you are basically walking
on the side of a highway so if you visit you might be better off taking a taxi our plan had
been to stop halfway at a park overlooking the ocean but that was close for renovation sadly
it was a long walk but we eventually arrived at the national petroleum museum where we
had a guided tour we got to see where they first struck oil and learn how this event
gave birth to the city but more on that a bit later
this museum has an indoor and outdoor component so after touring the exterior and viewing some of
the machinery we went indoors to take part in a simulation where you can experience
what it would be like to travel to the depths of an oil well
and while it kind of felt a bit like an earthquake technically this activity is
geared more for kids and school groups but that didn't stop us from trying it
over
well guys i have just learned something new petroleum does not come in black alone it can be
all sorts of different colors as you can see here it says that it really all varies on the chemical
composition viscosity and density so some rather pretty tones which is kind of surprising i thought
this was basically it so that's kind of cool still learning fascinating stuff about petroleum here
um i'll translate this for you guys but it's basically saying that 5 000 years
ago the egyptians were already using petroleum to embalm their mummies what then 4 000 years
ago it was being used in construction to like stick bricks together kind of like the glue
then 900 years ago during the middle ages it was you it was being used as a medicinal
product probably not a good idea guys and then just a few decades ago they
were just extracting the kerosene from the petroleum use it in lamps to eliminate rooms
during our visit we also learned that every year comodoro rivadavia patagonia crowns the
national petroleum queen so they had some photos from the early days of that pageant
all right guys so we are visiting the national petroleum museum and today has been quite
eye-opening because it turns out the history we thought we knew of the city isn't maybe quite as
accurate as we thought it was so basically we had read that they were looking for water when they
found oil that they were drilling to you know make a well and boom there's oil but apparently
that is not so that was just a cover-up because as soon as we got to the museum we were visiting the
the site with the second perforation hole it's right here in front of the museum and they have
two telegrams with a little bit of history the first telegram was sent when they first
discovered oil and the telegram was sent by a german expert in petroleum and then another man
who was also working alongside him and it said we have drilled over 500 meters and we finally struck
oil here are the details they were getting in touch with the president of argentina
and our guide here at the museum was telling us if they had been looking for water they would
have been drilling like 50 to 100 meters max they wouldn't have been going down 500 meters because
you can find water a lot sooner than that so that's super fishy yeah and then the second
clue we have is the second telegram that was sent in response to the first telegram
and it was basically the president of the nation saying like okay within five leagues of where
this oil has been found no one is allowed to come here and make any claims on natural resources and
blah blah blah so they are basically trying to keep everyone away we have found oil it is ours
and the guide was telling us that this whole water story was just a bit of a cover-up
get people talking like oh they're drilling for water but really it was all oil um so
that was yeah that's so fascinating that um the origin story of this of this city is uh
is incorrect it's especially in our travel guide book yes the wrong information yeah
that afternoon we went to chocolates which is an ice cream and chocolate shop
here we happen to meet a family that watches our videos so we sat down for a chat
and then we sampled some of the delicious artisanal ice cream flavors
ice cream ice cream time in argentina probably probably our favorite country for ice cream
maybe italy's clothes but it's gelato but i think argentina does a little better
truth be told yeah this is a cool little local spot we've come to a place called chocolate
chocolate and yeah it's just a fun little place just like an arcade there's
games for kids there's a carrot there's a carousel we've got ice cream over here
we've got chocolate over there we've got pastries um yeah just a fun family place
and we've got two flavors of ice cream to try so which one did you order well i went for my
childhood favorite strawberry strawberry i'm gonna try yours first and then we'll move on to mine
oh that's good yeah very natural flavor yeah it's artisanal ice cream
and over here guys i am whenever i get the chance of dulce de leche i i do
and so we're getting coconut with dulce de leche it's a bit of a running joke that i always have
dulce de leche we've even had some locals come up to him and be like dolce de leche
yeah i'm mr dulce de leche also mr perato so i've got a couple nicknames here let's try this
my gosh it tasted real coconut in there a little bit of dulce de leche
this is delicious it's just the perfect this is our marienda before we go for pizza later tonight
oh my god this is perfect just a little bit we don't want to ruin our appetite for pizza
and for dinner you won't be surprised to hear that sam found a pizzeria two nights in a row who would
believe it this place was called puerto mitre oh hider pizza monster i am the pizza monster
oh my gosh we went to the museum this afternoon and the the staff there were super nice they
gave us a brochure of different restaurants we could get out of the city we saw a photo
of the pizzas from this place it's called puerto mitre and it's only three blocks from our hotel
like we gotta come and try their specialty the seafood pizza a patagonia and specialty pizza
and it comes with shrimp uh green pepper and uh black olive sorry red pepper oh my green red
pepper it's not green yeah so eight slices have santa julia malbec wine an old familiar favorite
we've we can buy this in canada we've also had in argentina it's a really nice table wine and
time for me to try the first bite here with a giant shrimp and a copious amount of cheese
were you missing pizza
the pizza in argentina is excellent and in fact we've had a chance now to try some seafood pizza
along the coast i remember we had it in puerto madrid and it's always been good especially the
shrimp pizza you get the giant shrimps so juicy it goes so well with the cheese delicious guys salute
hello hey guys we're back devouring devoured pizza that was really good that was absolutely
delicious incredible price too about 16 17 yes huge pizza medium-sized bottle of wine and uh
flavored water for you sam ate three quarters of the pizza fyi i only have fruit for breakfast guys
actually it's still a little bit greedy anyways like a great day though love i've just i've really
enjoyed being here i probably keep saying the same things but getting caught up on work having fast
internet having delicious food and then having a beautiful day after like armageddon yesterday
it was really nice and we've also we've also met a lot of people who've watched our videos here yeah
so we've really appreciated uh everyone coming up to us and saying hi and we've done uh we've had a
really good time connecting with uh with locals here and tomorrow is another day we're actually
leaving tomorrow night on a bus to rio gallegos but it's not until late yeah that's not until the
evening so we're gonna do some sightseeing during the day yeah we're planning to go to a nearby
town called ratatilly supposed to be a beautiful beach some delicious sushi we've noticed and um
yeah we're just gonna have a chill day there kind of we got a lot of time to kill our bus doesn't
leave until close to 9 p.m and we're expected to check out of here by 10 a.m so you know 11 hours
to kill almost 10 11 hours and so we'll spend the day there and uh yeah we'll be catching
a bus and heading further south new province will be in san diego a new province and um from
there we're going to be visiting two of the most famous places el calafate and el chalten exactly
and so uh yeah we couldn't be more pumped about about our upcoming travels and we hope you'll uh
you'll stay tuned for those and yeah thanks again for watching ciao from comodoro rivadavia
chubut patagonia argentina