Hotel Monaco Ushuaia

... tas.<br>Het sneeuwde toen we de grens over gingen. Leuk, maar koud. Was een lange tocht en we hadden ook maar ong 3 uurtjes geslapen die nacht omdat ze het hier nodig vinden om overal pas controles uit te voeren, zonder dat je de grens overgaat he. Ik was blij dat ik in slaap gevallen was in de eerste oncomfortabele bus word ik een half uur later wakker getikt door een politie agent voor controle. Begrijp niet zo goed waarom dat hier overal moet. Maar wat dat ...

... farol que ficou conhecido no romance de Julio Verne como o "Farol do fim do Mundo". Esse ficava em San Juan del Salvamiento, na Isla de los Estados, mais a leste, e foi desativado depois de alguns anos de uso. Gostei da visita a essa replica porque o guia sabia bastante de navegacao e nos contou coisas interessantes sobre como a realizavam ateh o final do seculo XIX.<br><br>Enfim, eh um museu interessante que deve ser visitado quando se vem a Ushuaia ...

... rainy conditions, we are not sure we are going the right way. This weather is miserable, but in a strange way, I absolutely LOVE IT!!! I take lots of pictures of every stream amazed at the uniqueness of the mountains, streams, rocks, green landscapes and limited safety structures on the roads. We get to the lodge and Steve decides he will go in and get a hot chocolate. Knowing me and seeing my enthusiasm, he tells me to go on. I have all the gear for this weather and venture off ...

... either side of the runway was barren and we arrived to rain, we felt like we had arrived back in the UK. The airport was like Guernsey´s old airport, we wouldn´t have been shocked if our luggage was thrown down a shoot through a whole in the wall! The town itself felt very strange, it was a small, backward town that existed purely on being `the most southern town´. Having said that we had a really good time here and stayed at a ...

... from here if you want to go further south...and you have a lot of money to do it! I was here because Ushuaia is in Tierra Del Fuego region and I wanted to go hiking again. However the day after my birthday is St Patricks day and bizarrely the end of the world has 3 Irish bars to celebrate in! So I found myself drinking the local brew of Beagle Beer dyed green for the occasion and chatting to a load of guys who worked on the ships to Antarctica and had ...

... the end of the earth to enjoy several very tasty dishes. Several of the cast members of the ship's dance troupe were in the restaurant with us and their departure reminded us that we had best start back to the ship else she would depart the fix without us. We need not have rushed because our pilot delayed our departure because high winds were reported to the west. Finally we were on our way and heading west into the Beagle Channel, darkening skies and increasing winds.

... I head into Brazil. It meant too nights on buises, with one night in Buenos Aires to breeak the journey up a bit. BA was hotter than when I was there 3 weeks previously (33 degrees), and lugging a rucksack about really didn´t help. Needless to say, it´s even hotter in Puerto Iguazu, where I´m currently residing. I think it´s pushing 40 degrees here, I don´t think I´ve ever sweated as much! The main attraction here are the Iguazu Falls which is where I went ...

... was founded in 1884 and means "Bay Facing West". It is capital of the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego and the southernmost city in the world. Here we were 625 miles away of the Antarctic peninsula and 1900 miles south of Buenos Aires We visited the old Prison, built in the early part of the 20 Century and closed in 1947. Part of it is retained as a museum and there were some interesting displays in the old cells ...

... as I was watching it, two men got off on zodiacs racing toward our boat, it turned out the cruise dirertor of our ship Jill husbund works as cruise director of the other ship, they hadnt seen each other in 40 days, so they got 20 minutes to see each other, the other boat was teasing them playing a song I do I di and no kissie kissie it was so good every body was hooting and hollering when he went back to hid ship . he blew her a kiss as he sped ...

... this colorful town at the entrance to Tierra del Fuego. Tierra del Fuego (meaning land of fire) is a national park for both Argentina and Chile of beautiful snow-capped peaks, densely forested howling headwinds, mountainous seas and rocky coastlines. It spelled the end to many voyages of early explorers. This area is a mecca for hikers and explorers. There is a camping gear shop on nearly every block. I felt a bit like ...