Pueblo Viejo Ushuaia

... around Ushuaia - basically a large area of water surrounded by mountains with a lot of islands in the middle. We took off from the port and traveled to several of the more interesting islands including one populated by sea lions, one populated by cormorants (sp?), one island with a old lighthouse on it, and another big island where we were able to hike around and get some great pictures. The boat was a small one and there were only 5 passengers plus the ...

... aqui.<br><br>O trem nos deixa dentro do Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego. Gostei bastante do parque embora a maioria dele esta fechado devido a neve. Bastante neve e gelo pelas estradas. Muito bonito e deu vontade de conhecer em outra epoca do ano porque existem muitas trilhas para percorrer. Valeu.<br><br>No final da tarde, para contrastar, fui a um Casino. Eh pequeno mas bem organizadinho. Perdi a enormidade de $7, que valem R ...

... kwamen brengen, nu zijn ze uitgestorven. Ze hadden een hele andere fysieke bouw, veel grotere longen, snellere vetverbrandingen en heel veel slimmigheden om hier te kunnen overleven. Erg indrukwekkend. Ook zeer memorabel is het aanpassingsvermogen van de natuur hier. Een bepaalde mossoort groeit 1 mm per jaar, niet te hard om de wortels te kunnen blijven beschermen en wij liepen tussen bollen van een dikke meter in doorsnee door. Deze ...

Next day I took the 3PM ferry over to Tierra del Fuego, and spent the night at the town on the other side, I forget the name. Met a German couple and we had dinner, it was nice. The following day my goal was the final southern destination, Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world. It rained all day, and as I rode further south the wind kicked up, and it go colder. Basically it was a miserable ride, but there was a town ...

... in the straight. I don't know how many pictures I took, but it never seemed to be enough...this place is heavenly. It is so gorgeous and pure. The air here is among the cleanest in the world, and mountains and glaciers offer a scenery so beautiful, you really feel like you are at the end of the world. Tomorrow we will explore by foot a bit more of this beautiful place before we head to El Calafate, Argentina on Saturday.

... of prey using the wind to such great effect. Spare a thought though for the mouse in the field, who moves from one position in the food chain to another before I can type this full stop. A record in the afternoon as we do a marathon 340km stretch without a break - not enjoyable but something that had to be done as there is not much on offer down this end of coastal Patagonia. Expecting Rio Gallegos to be yet another oil rich forgettable map dot, we revisit this and discover a ...

... it down the Argentinian Malbec tinto goes down a treat at around 6 Euros. There's lots of possibilities for trips from Ushuaia - although many are quite expensive. We headed up to the Martial Glacier to see some snow on day 1, spent a lovely day walking round the Tierra del Fuego National Park on day 2 (really varied scenery, picnic by the sea, and lots of wildlife: condors, ibis, geese, otters, plus the results of beavers activity (rather than beavers ...