Las Hayas Ushuaia

... delicious, and about $12).

The main reason we were there was Iguazu Falls. Has anyone reading this been there before? Seriously, if you enjoy outdoor, nature, waterfalls, Yosemite, Yellowstone, anything like any of that, you will love Iguazu. It beats any waterfalls I have ever seen before hands down. I think generally it is named as one of the 3 most spectacular falls in the world (along with Niagara and Victoria). It was used in the movie the Mission if anyone remembers it ...

... the Patagonian landscape as we probably only would have experienced the nice tourist towns and national parks otherwise. Patagonia is a wonderful place - perhaps even my favourite so far - but in places it is incredibly bleak and desolate and I think that in this otherwise fairly prosperous country, some people really do live a very difficult and challenging lifestyle. Thats South America for you though - incredibly challenging at times but equally rewarding.

... looked like the could slice of a hand, let alone a few fingers.. and smartly I went up to one with food in its mouth which went (excuse the wog slang) sick at me! Whilst in Foz (where Iguazu falls is on the Brazil side) we also go to go to this cabaret show. They sampled dances from all over South America, but it had a comical side to it as well. A good night out, and we got to see some HOT tango dancing. From Iguazu we went to Buenos Aires, Argentina. It took a few ...

... autumn weather taking over. PS: The journey to El Calafate was a bit ****; FYI anyone going this way has to go in and out of Chile (fussy for not allowing fruit, veg or meat); and you have the added joy of a customs and a police checkpoint on both sides, meaning plenty of passport stops, bag checks, etc. We think our coach company (or Chilean customs) got their passenger numbers mixed up, meaning 2 hours sat on the bus wondering what on earth is going on!

... on 1 March and moved us to 2 March ... no explanation. The desk agent at Buenos Aires was unable to do anything to help with that, but he could check our baggage all the way to SFO on our original flight. We'll have to deal with the flight when we get to Dulles tomorrow.



Paid our departure tax, then got in the long, long, long security line. It moved fast but was chaotic ad long. Did I mention it was long?



Once through immigration, we went to the Red Carpet ...

... 4.000 USD per persoon voor een kamer zonder raam en met gedeeld sanitair. Wil je een luxe tocht, dan betaal je meer dan het tienvoudige. Slik. Is die staatsloterij al gevallen, mam? Ushuaia is overigens 200x kleiner dan Rio, alsof je van Amsterdam naar Aarlanderveen verhuisd. Hoe bevalt het leven trouwens in de hoofdstad Pratende Sok? Goed, terug naar de gletser. We hebben heerlijk gewandeld en geklauterd vandaag ...

... and food during the flight (although a coke without icecubes and a dry cracker) ... It was the first flight in my life where I had to sit "the wrong way round" what was an interesting experience (with my face towards the back of the plane) Since Linda (a girl from Ireland on her way around the world, who I met on my way from El Chalten to El Calafate (yes the "don't ...

... few years (about 30 probably), so as we are going to be staying on an Estancia in Cordoba and helping with the daily tasks, we thought it might be an idea to get some riding practice in. In fairness we didnīt have to do much apart from sit on the horse and let it take us on the route, but it was really enjoyable, the countryside was amazing, and the horses behaved .... kind of, mine wandered off to eat at the first opportunity, and Lorraineīs really seemed like it ...

Ushuaia city is named after the name that the native Yamana people had for the area. It is the capital of the of Tierra del Fuego province and the southernmost city in the world. Highlights of Ushuaia, apart from the end-of-the-world feeling, are the colonial architecture, the surrounding nature (a mix of steppe landscapes and high mountains) and the wildlife (sea lions, penguins).

... by mountains and sea in the National Park (saw a condor!), one up a small glacier and visited the old prison. This is Argentinaīs penal colony, and it's easy to see why most who escaped soon turned themselves in. Tomorrow we're off to Puerto Natales to hopefully walk around Torres del Paine for a few days, so another long bus journey in store. Hope you're all well, Seth and Kate PS other entries updated if you want to look.