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Travel Blogs from Ushuaia
Ushuaia- Beagel Channel -Penguin Island
... pulled alongside a host of cormorants and sea lions. The cormorants were black and white birds and very bold. Hopped between the sea lions-one was even gorging itself on the remains of a baby seal. :(
I always found seals quite comical as they lumber about on land, hauling their body over the rocks and these were no exception until that is they entered the water and glided away in a sudden flash.
The place stunk of rotting fish so we were quite glad to depart after ...
Rio Gallegos to Ushuaia
... sea conditions and strong gusty wind under a clear blue sky. Twenty minutes later our wheels touch the soil of the legendary Tierra de Fuego!
Soon the asphalt disappears and gives way to a bumpy gravel road with some snowy and icy sections. The jerrycan I bought this morning is not airtight so the cockpit of our car stinks of gasoline, and the outside temperature is just ...
Beginning of the World
... year and S. America the other half.
It was quite a trip getting down here but not as bad as I thought. After Puerto Madryn I hit Puerto San Julian. There wasn't much there but it was a good place to break up a 18 hour bus trip. The wind was strong there; it is calmer here in Ushuaia. Ushuaia is really quite a nice town. The houses are all nicely built and weather proofed. Their winter starts here around June and the ...
Thought I was going to die!
... being thrown around everywhere. The turbulence was awful. My hands were sweating, and I did start to panic a little. It was pitch black outside and I couldn't see anything. It felt like we were dropping then he would put the thrusters on and we would go back up. Then I saw the lights of the city and you could really see how much we were being thrown around. I did think for a split second we would crash. I ...
Cruise on the Beagle Channel
... go with it. The coffee costed me ARG$24, which is the standard price for coffee in Argentina.
I was getting a little drowsy, so I headed back to the hotel to clean up my things and rest before dinner.
Dinner was at Restaurant Villagio. A newly opened restaurant on San Martin Road. It was so new that I could still spell the odour of fresh paint on the wall. Dinner was really delicious (again). I ordered the Completo ...