Terrazas del Beagle Ushuaia

... as it snowed and shown blue sky 3 different times the day before.<br><br>We had a crew of two young guys and 7 other passengers to board the rugged Lady If... Our first stop was to a Sea Lion colony just out of Ushuaia Bay. Here we saw well fed sea lions hopping / climbing their way up the jagged rocky island. <br><br>Next we visited ¨H Island¨ where the name of this island was derived from its shape of an ¨H¨of all things... Here we ...

... br><br>Tinha tanta neve que ao chegar no hotel encontrei gelo dentro das botas, apesar de estarem bem amarradas e do cinto elastico da calca sobre elas.<br><br>Depois de um banho quente (nem tanto), estou cansado mas pronto para outra.<br><br>Descobri que, estranhamente, a melhor epoca para ver o glaciar eh o verao...<br><br>A noite, fui comer naquele restaurante da "fogueira" que comentei. Se pode comer a vontade: saladas, carnes ...

... the empty beaches of Punta del Este (Uruguay) and the beauty of that again and everything else that makes Buenos Aires , I did. It does feel as far south as the ass end of the world and like an ass it is white (with snow) and but for the glacier and national park a bit of a hole with a few hairy parts. Just 4-5 weeks ago I said "hasta luego" to Bolivia and "hola" to Argentina and it may only be just over the border but it is a ...

... the only think that not a dull brown or grey)... First up was Laguna Verde or Green Lake in English and it was exactly that.. Green. The second was Laguna Negro or Black Lake in English and surprise surprise it was black. These guys know their colours. Now there is a lake similar to this in the Wicklow mountians nicknamed the Guiness lake. We`d have to be a bit smarter in Ireland about our naming conventions or ...

... town being Puerto Williams in Chile) is very proud of this fact and loads of boats go to Antarctica from here (shame I couldnt afford to do likewise, but there´s always next time!!!). The surroundings are remote (Ushuaia was also used as a penal colony at one point- the maritime/ prison museum in Ushuaia is good) yet stunning, loads of snow capped mountains. Its a bit bleak in places due to the fact it is in ...

El Fin del Mundo: beaucoup d'argent perdu à Ushuaia El Fin del Mundo: a lot of cash gone in Ushuaia ------------ Que j'étais bien à Punta Arenas... Si ce n'avais pas été l'envie d'aller voir ce que l'Argentine me réservait, j'y serais bien resté un peu plus. Mais c'est ça aussi le voyage, partir pour arriver dans un autre endroit! J'ai donc fait la route de Punta Arena à Ushuaia, une journée de bus et une traversée en ferry dans des paysages hors du commun. Une fois arrivé à Ushuaia c ...

... of huge cruse ships docking every day, as well as all the cargo ships, naval vessels and tour boats so there was always something going on at the docks. There were a lot of touristy shops and some dutyfree shops too but I´m not quite sure if they were giving much better deals really! We arrived there after a long bus journey with a bunch of interesting folk from a variety of places including Korea, Australia, Wales and the Netherlands. The ...

... view the glaciers and called it a night. I will include the next two days with this journal - we had two sea days and we sailed first through the Strait of Magellan and then the next day through the Chilean Fjords. Jim was very happy since on our last cruise around Cape Horn - we were headed in the opposite direction so the timing was off in that we did not sail through the Strait during the day - but at night ...

... simultaneously maintaining posterior pain for hours on end. By the time we finish this trip we will need custom panelled undies to fit our newly shaped buttocks. After 3 days of dull driving, the words "Parque Nacional" leap out from our map with undeniable appeal. So we make a detour off Ruta 3 and head for Peninsula Valdez, where the winds pick up to the point of blowing us from side to side and the temperatures drop to single digits, but reward being our first siting of ...

... windy and raining all day, has meant that instead of walking in the national park, I am walking up and down the main street looking at all the tacky souvenirs, and the expensive jewellry and clothing. Haven´t actually bought anything yet and probably won´t get much more than a souvenir pin. Tomorrow is New Years Eve - the last day of the year and almost the last day of my trip. Tomorrow I fly to Santiago, where I only have a brief layover before heading home.