Fueguino Hotel Patagonico Ushuaia

... no harm done, and I&#8217;ll know for next time.<br><br> We meet this afternoon at 3.30pm to get on the boat, but I have to be out of here by 10am, which is unfortunate. However, they have a transit room where you can hang out once you&#8217;ve checked out if your flight or whatever isn&#8217;t til later, so I&#8217;m just going to go down there. Might have a little nap, actually. Then maybe I&#8217;ll have another scout around Ushuaia ...

... the job so far, fingers crossed it will hold out.<br><br>Next day we intended to go to the national park but got up too late for the earliesty bus at 9am so instead took a hike upto the local ski resort to find a small glacier that is up there. We declined all offers of taxis and walked up to the ski lift in a creditable 2 hrs, we were told it would take 3. After a pit stop for hot chocolate we took the lift up then carried on trekking up the mountain. It ...

... 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 ...

... 72 metres. Well, I'm not one to argue with the professionals :) We met three Brazillian guys at our hostel who were going rafting. Their names were Bernado, Renaldo and Fernando.. kinda funny hey? Anyway, we scabbed a ride off them to go rafting as well. We all thought it was white water rafting.. this was not the case. We did get to go down some baby waterfalls though which gave us a 0.01% of an adrenalin rush.. yay! It was quite pretty though. The day after we went to ...

... highly photogenic, expedition-style ship. Built in Finland to support research expeditions, it has been refitted for tourists. It is not an ice-breaker but is "ice-strengthened." Of the decks open to us, the lowest (Deck 2) has the sauna and the lecture room, with enough cushioned bench space for about 50 people ... so when we're all in attendance, people sit in beanbags on the floor. Deck 3 has cabins plus the two dining rooms, each with four rectangular tables that seat six to ...

... 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 ...

... und dort neue V**pflegung gekauft und sofort noch zwei Süssgebäcke v**spiesen. Anschliessend zurück zum Zeltplatz, Zelt aufstellen, in den Aufenthaltsraum, ein Lit** Bi**, danach **ste Dusche seit mehr als sechs Tagen, ein weit**** Lit** Bi**, zwei Empanadas gegessen, in mein Zelt, schwarze Schokolade und Brot und 12 Stunden schlaf und alle Bedürftnisse sind gedeckt. Drei Tage spät** machte ich mich wied** auf den Weg zurück nach Punta Arenas, da ich dort einiges Gepäck zurückgelasen habe ...

... 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!