Tango B&B Ushuaia

... bother. Ang asked the dude "Is that a problem", “Yes that´s a big problem, come with me”! Luckily it was only scare tactics and although he could have imposed a fat fine he let Ang re-write the declaration form and go through with a slap on the wrist.

We had to change buses a couple of times on the way, as well as tolerate a choppy ferry crossing as Tierre Del Fuego is on an island but the agro was worth it as the scenery turned from bland to ...

... full of activities to organize. Km 8650 - Ushuaia (el fin del Mundo) After crossing the Straight of Magellan at its narrowest point by ferry and after crossing once more the Chilean/Argentinian border, we finally made it all the way down the American continent! Ushuaia here we are - the southernmost city on earth! El fin del Mundo... The road between the ferry and the border is in ...

... the middle. This happened on Tierra del Fuego (the land of fire - named by Magellan for the fires that the natives burned on the island day and night to keep themselves warm), after the windy but short ferry ride. Again we were lucky with the cetaceans, as a group of about 6 Commerson´s Dolphins played near the boat before we left. Tierra del Fuego is a large island south of South America that is shared by ...

... ship is small, so there wasn't a lot to explore - though we did find our way to the flying bridge and the great views of Ushuaia.



We were supposed to depart at 18.00h, but various delays - mostly waiting for the pilot - pushed it back to 19.30h. In the meantime, we had our muster drill ... which was a description of what to do in case of emergency, followed by a practice, including climbing into and being sealed in the lifeboats - nightmare! And ...

... February by bus to El Calafate. Really wanted to take a boat through the lakes but it is hugely expensive so had to rule this out. The bus left at 5.30 am and took about 20 hours. The reason the journey started so early was due to the 2 border crossings (the bus travelled through Chile for a few hours). Bit of a pain as we all had to get off and on the bus a number of times to be stamped in and out of Chile and then back into ...

... ich jemanden d** int**essi**t ist mitzukommen. Auf dem Campingplatz treffe ich Valentin aus Frankreich. Ich **zähle ihm von dem Trekk und seine Reaktion lautet: "Yeah man... i´m int**ested". Also am nächsten Tag machen wir Vorb**eitungen und den Tag darauf legen wir los. D** **ste Tag war nicht sehr lang, ** endete an einem Refugio in dem wir die **ste Nacht schliefen. Am nächsten Tag ging es dann richtig los. Am morgen **reichten drei Belgi** das Refugio die den Trekk in umgekehrt ...

... and they made me a fabulous meal. I was the American guest of honor and had to do a little dance around the table to show my appreciation. Long story. I decided to take my chances with my new-found healthy body, and went out dancing in a club that night. It was a total blast, and I learned that Israeli men can dance better than the Americans...by FAR.

... to Santiago, where we will stay for 3 days before getting a coach across the Andes and into Mendoza ....... wine making country!!! Finally, forgot to mention something Lorraine said on the glacier the other day, and only the guys on Big Random will get this so I apologise for all the blank looks the rest of you will have........ On the glacier, in the freezing rain... Lorraine .... "I feel like Scott of the Antartic!" Oh how I chuckled!!!! Until next time, Adios Chico´s!

... zum Gletsch** od** zum Nationalpark. Ab** ein Blick aus dem Fenst** und diesen Plan koennen wir heute wohl abschreiben, denn es regnet in Stroemen. Dazu kommt noch, dass es v**dammt windig und kalt ist. Wir gehen fruehstuecken und treffen dort auf Nancy uns**e Gastgeb**in und auf Gabriel und Marianne, ein unglaublich nettes Pa**chen aus Buenos Aires. Da diese wegen des schlechten Wett**s auch nicht genau wissen was si tun sollen, tuen wir uns zusammen und mieten ein ...