Hostal Malvinas Ushuaia

... bl**dy shabby. When I arrived at the meeting p*int, I was feeling v**y small and l*nely *nly, c*uldn’t w*rk *ut which bus t* get *n and was w*rried ev**y*ne w*uld be appr*ximately a hundred and seven and I w*uld be sc*rned f*r being y*ung and m*r*nic and n*t being able t* discuss s**i*us, weighty issues like birdwatching and Palestine. I figured it was a c**tainty that NO-ONE w*uld be int**ested in discussing Am**ica’s Next T*p M*del with me ...

... here and there. Easy views are had of the harbor and container yards that help cater to the areas fishing and mining economy.

Day 2 was the day to be had. It was our day to sail the Beagle Channel on vessel ¨If...¨ and see what is the southernmost point in Argentina. (Chile has the southernmost land in the Americas) It was a beautiful blue sky day with strong winds from the northwest. We were a bit skeptical of the weather to be ...

... usando botas. O correto seria ter as raquetes de neve. Olhei o vale a minha frente e era muito bonito, mas nao seguiria sozinho. Voltei um pouco e logo avistei um casal que subia. Fiquei contente e segui com eles mais alguns minutos. Tiramos fotos e logo a mulher desistiu e voltaram.

Mais uma vez, eu queria continuar. O lugar parecia me chamar a continuar. Eh claro que nao chegaria ao glaciar, na verdade ele estah totalmente ...

... like the landfill . Even the humble Bar-winged Cinclodes basks in the basurero. Perhaps most enthusiastic, 3 species of caracara (including my lifer White-throated Caracara) delight in the dump . After a while I realized my survey was biased to those respondents who were already inclined to respond favourably . So I took my extremely scientific and unflawed survey to the forest. However, I ...

... hostel was good too, can recommend it but like everything down here was a bit more expensive than I was used to due to the remote-ness of the place. Took a 12 hour bus journey to Punta Arenas in Chile, but it meant that 1) I got to see an amazing sunrise over Tierra del Fuego and 2) on the ferry ride over to the mainland we saw Commersons dolphins playing in the surf in the Magellan Strait! Great stuff! Richy

... we managed a trip in the Beagle Channel to see some penguins up close! On the way we passed the much photographed "flat trees" which are so windswept that they grow sideways, so of course we took some photos! We also saw the ski resorts and huskies used for sled rides in winter, it´s be an interesting ski destination but considering it´s dark by 3pm you´d have to be up and out on the piste early to make to most of it! To see the penguins we chose ...

... en réalite une grande partie de leur temps à solidifier et agrandir leurs barrages et leurs huttes, au milieu des lacs ainsi créés. Ces castors ne sont pas natif d'ici, ils ont été introduits du Canada et font tout ce travail pour rien, vu que ça leur sert normalement à se protéger de leurs prédateurs naturels (lynx, loups...), tous absents de la Terre de Feu... Ensuite, très bon souper et très agréable soirée passés dans le chalet, une expérience mémorable!

... the local cops come and chat to us and tell us where to go and where to stay away from. The country may be uninspiring but the people are all friendly. Dirt has permeated every single seam of our clothes and bags - our visors are caked and our teeth are gritty with fine clay. 650 kilometres today and we are shattered - by the time the bikes are parked and we are sheltered, fed, beered and ice creamed (ritual, don't mess with it!) it's 11:30PM. Thursday Jan 15th START: 2176 km ...