Via Rondine Ushuaia

... snow everywhere. As a matter of fact, it snowed last night and was lightly snowing during the first part of our hike this morning. It was cold, but worth it! And after Iguazu it was nice to be in the cold for a bit.<br><br>The park has lots of mountains, lakes and wildlife, and just about everywhere we went there were great picture opportunities. As an added bonus, there were very few people there so it felt very isolated and pristine. That ...

... de lobos marinhos que estao com alguns filhotes nessa epoca do ano. Legal demais. Descemos inclusive para uma caminhada numa das ilhas. Percorremos a baia de Ushuaia e um pedacinho do Canal Beagle. A Anttartica esta soh a uns 1000Km.<br><br>Ao voltar visitei o Museu do Fim do Mundo onde eh possivel conhecer, na visita guiada, as historias dos quatro povos primitivos da Terra do Fogo. Comprei duas replicas de mapas do seculo XVII bem legais para fazer ...

... much as a cloud in the sky, with little more than a stiff breeze I can't wait to discover further the enchanting parts of the Andes and Argentina making the most of the South American expedition as it draws to a close. Ushuia a place where even the flight in makes the trip/journey so far south worthwile. Having to enter what seems like a necessary flight patttern due to traffic if in a city, it was soon obvious that such was ...

... to spend some time away from his family and his wife. :) We had the same budget issue and the same problem with the behaviour of the Argentines, so we took care of ourselves and tried to forget all of that by laughing a lot and taking some nice walks. One of the nice things to do in Ushuaia is the Tren del Fin del Mundo (train of the end of the world). It's a tiny steam-engine train with a narrow gauge, 60cm if I remember correctly, following the path of the former railway taking ...

... we saw in 2003. Wandered down Av. San Martin, then back again. Had coffee and chocolates at the chocolate shop. Perfect weather for this. Spent a couple of hours relaxing at the hotel before going to dinner - where we had a great time talking about things too embarrassing to relate here. We also had a very nice bottle of Malbec, from Alamos vineyards. The food was only okay - but the conversation was very enjoyable.

... town. Took pictures of town and mountains. Walked to the private airport then continued to the 1 km road leading to the international airport. Met Barbara (Washington State) a older women really into photography. Shared a few stories with her about travels. Walked more stopped for a pastry (see picture) went to big supermarket on Barbara's advice (Most expense market in town :-( ). Bought 3 bottles of vino tinto and stuff for lunch for ...

We sail in 2 hours, spent the morning shopping , and went to the old prison mueseum, It was built in 1902 closed in 1960, quite an interestingh place will write mor about it when I return home, will be able to send messgages to the blog so you will hear from me in a day or two on the blog, I hear the crossing is gonna be really bad so I maybe srapped ...

January 25th The final day of riding to the Fin del Monde, everything I do today is deliberately intentional. My senses tuned and appreciative off all the familiarities of my machine and gear.The familiar click of the panniers as I latch and lock them to the motorcycle. The careful preride inspection, oiling the chain listening to the familiar tick, tick, tick as it rounds its sprocket. The zip of my jacket zipper. The opening of the choke and the gentle push of the ...

... part of the world just a little bit more than if we had simply stepped out of a pressurised metal tube. As always, time is a luxury. And when you have it, it sure is easy to spend. Bikes are parked up at the Freestyle Hostel, a superb establishment with enthused staff and free beer on arrival! Underfloor heating is most appreciated by our cold wrinkling feet but our timing is all off. Even though it's 10:30PM and still broad daylight, all the restaurants in town have closed, so ...

... funny little things face to face - exciting! First stop of the tour was to see the famous Flag Tree that has been bent by the wind to resemble a flag flapping in the wind. After the tree we visited one of the thousands of beaver dams in the area. In the1950s some entrepreneurs introduced 25 Canadian beavers to a local farm in an attempt to develop a local fur industry. The mild temperature resulted in poor fur quality so they released the beavers ...