today we are taking you to the seaside town of Rada Tilly and patagonia argentina
ratatilli has the distinction of being the southernmost seaside resort in the country
and it also has one of the widest beaches we have ever seen
we visited on a day trip from the nearby city of comodoro rivadavia
so join us for a fun day of sunshine long walks on the beach and some hearty patagonian dishes
good morning guys good morning guys hello welcome to ratati yeah ratatilly beautiful little town
here located on the coast what 20 or 30 kilometers from comodoro rivadavia i'd say it's about a half
hour's bus ride from the city of comodoro rivadavia this town is right on the coast it
has a beautiful beach and since we have the full day here before we need to catch our bus to rio
gallegos we thought let's take a little day trip day trip we're gonna walk along the beach there's
incredible looking sushi we've researched a couple restaurants so i mean instead of just like waiting
around in the hotel in the lobby yeah stuck on our computers all day we're gonna enjoy some sunshine
some good food and a really nice walk so i'm super pumped about that um we should talk about how we
got here so we took a local bus yeah so basically we went to the bus terminal in comodoro rivadavia
and there is a bus company called rada tilly name of the town it's pretty easy and you have
to get one of those like reloadable magnetic bus cards yes and i believe the journey was
55 pesos per person which is less than a dollar gosh that's an incredible yeah fair so yeah we
just loaded like you know four fares for the two of us yeah and when you walk into the bus terminal
it is i think it's the furthest booth in the back yeah yeah depends which way you walk in guys
small terminals you can't miss it and there were two bosses i believe there were number tens
each and the buses leave quite frequently every 20 minutes they go from comodo to rada tilly
yeah so yeah that's good it's fantastic and so that means we'll easily be able
to get back into town to catch our bus overnight bus tonight so yeah i mean this
is going to be an incredible way to spend the day and let's get walking to the beach
well guys welcome to the beach nice and windy here here we are we actually arrived at high tide so
there isn't a lot of beach to walk on it's kind of crazy like the waves have just kind of taken over
the whole shore but it's so cool to see and i mean the water is a beautiful color it's like turquoise
it almost feels like you're in the caribbean but i'm sure if you were to dip a toe you'd be like oh
hello atlantic that is not one i'm sure i'm sure it's such a nice breeze here too yeah
loving it so refreshing oh nothing like the the breeze along a nice beach and that's salty air
so we've just been walking along the waterfront here and let me tell you the homes are gorgeous
and they look every single house is completely different from the next a completely different
style and they are more like mansions let me tell you and yeah very distinct styles the one
that really caught our attention well it looks like you could be in santorini or in turkey or
in bosnia and herzegovina and this home would not look out of place basically it has blue domes yeah
it looks like it has a minaret lots of arches the whole building is painted white yeah it looks like
they've taken inspiration just from different parts of that side of the world you know greece
turkey kind of that area and it's incredible the reason you're looking over is because it's right
there wow yeah wow i was not expecting this like i knew rada tilly was a nice seaside town
but it surprised me like you can tell there's a lot of wealth here people really look after
their properties their gardens their home everything is just clean immaculate i mean
the beach is stunning like you don't see garbage on the beach it's just so beautiful and i mean
we've only walked maybe two 300 meters we still have a lot of coastline left to cover
there's a lot of wow factor here yeah this is so cool if i had known about this place i would
have wanted to spend a few days just hanging out here having like a little beach vacation you know
a beach occasion seriously what a nice surprise as we mentioned earlier ratatouille is considered
the southernmost seaside resort and it's pretty far south on the continent the warmest the water
ever gets here is about 17 degrees celsius or 62 degrees fahrenheit so it's really not that warm
we visited quite early in the summer so while we noticed a few brave kids running into the water
most people were just sunbathing if you do visit pack your swimsuit but maybe also a windbreaker
all right guys time for lunch we're currently eating at a restaurant that is called hashtag
in very cool on the beach they do have sushi but it turns out it's only in the evenings when this
kind of turns into like a beach bar club however they have a very nice menu with patagonian dishes
so i ordered the risotto with seafood sam is getting the patagonian lamb with another risotto
with wine i believe so it should be good the bread has arrived fresh out of the oven super good with
a garlicky mayo it is delicious super delicious bread super delicious and we also got a patagonian
wine this one is called la polerosa we've had it before it's very good so cheers my friend
yeah we're having authentic patagonian food here in patagonia i got the creamy risotto with
seafood and it has a little bit of everything there's calamari shrimp mussels scallops
it's just really buttery and cheesy you can see the strings of cheese there
very rich this is so nice and we're eating it by the ocean we're on the beach
nice bottle of wine good music what more do you want like it's
like this is paradise when i ordered this dish the waitress was like the best selection yeah
she was like you're gonna be coming back to this restaurant this is a giant piece of lamb
and a very generous portion of what looks to be a creamy risotto cheesy risotto yeah yours comes
with saffron i'm blown away i'm blown away by the portion and i can't wait to try this we actually
we met a we met a gentleman who was sitting outside and he told us that he told us that
the the cordero the lamb here is the best and so i'm incredibly excited to have this first bite
that's the best lamb i've ever had in my whole life really really big statement right there
it's like next level tender the taste is off the charts and there's a really nice
sort of sweet and savory sauce to go along with it it's just oh my gosh today we're
just killing time to catch the bus how do we get so lucky to come to such a beautiful
destination and have such nice food yeah unbelievable turned out well try the risotto
super cheesy this is like this is a top three meal on this entire trip that we've been on for
over two months so unbelievable food i also like the look of those caramelized onions
yeah garlic there it's soft it's just unbelievable that we're having such good food right now
i'm i'm blown away well well blown away in is the name of the restaurant guys
i mean it's obviously the best location maybe i don't know maybe the best food too in town yeah we
thought we were coming for sushi but this turned out to be a great surprise dessert has arrived
because this restaurant has been so phenomenal and we're enjoying the sea breeze and the beach views
we're keeping the good times rolling we've had chocolate vulcan
in uh in argentina patagonia but we've never had a dulce de leche chocolate can and so i'm going to
break this open and you're going to see dulce de leche a caramel sauce moves out watch this
let's turn that around so i can watch it you see oh he destroyed it
okay there you have it so grab some ice cream grab some cake with dulce de leche
here we go
how is this restaurant so so everything is so delicious at this place dulce de leche is so
warm that it's like a lava it's amazing it really is a vulcan it's like it's a volcano you break it
open and then the the the lava is seeping out it's just so good with the ice cream and the chocolate
cake around the outside we're good if you haven't had this before it's kind of like the consistency
and taste of a brownie if i lived here i would be coming here very often this is a great restaurant
so so we're now at the beach doing a little beach combing that's what it's called right
when you look for seashells this is my mom's hobby whenever we travel to a beach destination
so i feel like i'm turning into her but i'm looking for nice seashells for her
i found one like this let me tell you i found a perfect beautiful white seashell and i'm
about to go grab it and sam's like walking around distracted and crack he steps right on it broke it
in half and i'm like no it was pristine it was all white no spots no holes and he's just like
oh my gosh stop complaining like a giant stop complaining oh my god i didn't even see it i know
you didn't see it so distracted while i'm beach combing um well thanks for that rent rent alert
anyways what about the price the price of lunch it was it was a pricey lunch but it's a really
nice restaurant on the beach the food was amazing and we got a whole bottle of wine
like lately we've been doing half bottles because it's like we don't need that much
alcohol in the middle of the day well we had a lot we have a lot of time to kill and there was a
there was a lot of food i think we sat at that restaurant for like two hours two and a half
hours at least so three hours look at the time we've been sitting there eating and drinking
almost for three and so you think about it we had gourmet bread with with an amazing dip a
full bottle of wine from patagonia argentina two amazing mains and uh delicious dessert to share
yeah 25 bucks per person it came to about 3 000 pesos which right now is at the time of our visit
50 us dollars 25 per person so not horrible but it is pricey for argentina patagonia you can
eat well for a lot cheaper but it was a special that's a top three meal on the trip though yes
and that's i think that's a i can say that's the nicest location we've been yeah in terms of
setting like the only restaurant right on on the beach like on the sand everything else is on the
waterfront it is gourmet food yeah and i feel like that's that's a meal that you won't forget anytime
soon so when in doubt if you're looking to splurge a little bit go there for sure go there for sure
well guys we've now been here in rada tilly for a few hours
we arrived when it was high tide now it's gone out and it's still continuing to go out and you
would not believe the size of the beach it is so wide it is crazy such a huge transformation
so we just finished visiting the regional museum here in rada tilly it's small but it was very
cool so it's mostly taxidermy of like the local wildlife here in this area yeah so we saw some
pretty cool animals yeah a giant sea lion yeah i mean when we did our whole peninsula the bird that
was the most impressive the biggest albatross wasn't it was it an albatross yeah i think so
it was really cool seeing a sea lion because when we did our whole peninsula valdez tour
we saw them from a distance but like here you have it up close and personal sure it's stuffed
but like you can really admire the size of it like that was pretty awesome and yeah there's
old fossils and admission it's the wind's blowing trash on sam admission is 35 pesos for 50 cents
at this time 50 cents about 50 60 cents yeah not bad at all worth a little visit exactly
and that was our day trip to rada tilly we hope you enjoyed the visit and we'll see you
on the next episode where we continue our journey even further south tata
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