Posada Costa Serena Ushuaia

... We make some turns and have a delicious lunch. I enjoy his company. Also make a couple turns with a swiss fellow. Nice guy, I recall him saying how great the Alps are compared to the Andes. Hmmmm....guess I´ll have to find out for myself! Someday.<br><br>The last evening in my beloved Ushuaia is spent sharing tunes with Tobi. I introduce some Pepper he introduces some Samba. I likey. I want to samba in ...

... Em 1907 se iniciou a construcao da penitenciaria que foi inaugurada em 1920. Para cah eram trazidos os piores condenados que tinham que trabalhar na manutencao e ampliacao do presidio. Para isso, eram levados todos as manhas as 08:00hs, sob sol ou neve, ateh as montanhas afim de cortar arvores, almocavam sentados no chao e nao havia refugios para abrigar do frio. O transporte era feito pelo trem. Inicialmente eles ...

... on a home cooked seafood meal, then a siesta before welcoming another night of shape cutting (dancing). Not to bad. When you trip though so many countries, cities and towns you stay in varied types of accommodation some good some bad and then some absolute shockers. But if you are ever in Puerto Allegre don't go to stay at the one by the bus station. As I re read my diary: "I lye here in Puerto Allegre in a room filled with ...

... up layers of their rubbish (bones and skins of fish and animals) to protect from the wind. And boy was their wind. This was just a normal day and it was quite strong and really really bitter. I could only stand in it for a few minutes and I had had enough.. back to the boat for a cup of tea and choclolate cake - yes alot of the food here is just like England, or even what I grew up on in Ireland. Even the ...

... here were once a Chilean Navy radio station and later a small estancia. Today Cruceros Australis leases the property and is restoring the main building to make it a museum. As we leave the ship dolphins chase our zodiacs to and from the pier. Once on the island we take a vigorous hike up the hill for magnificent views of the bay and Murray Channel.

... from the marina. There was a large cruise ship docked, a medium sized cruise ship, and some other ships in the harbor, along with lots and lots of shipping containers and little sail boats bobbing up and down in the protected bay/harbor. The town itself is very small, just a few streets/blocks wedged between the water and the snow capped mountains, which makes for a very scenic backdrop. Today was a free day to explore Ushuaia ...

... then into small clearings with breathtaking views of the water and mountains. At one clearing, we decided to stop for lunch (ham and bread, apples, and trail mix). A little hawk flew over while we were eating lunch and literally just walked around about 2 feet from us for probably 15 minutes... just hanging out, not the least bit intimidated or deterred by us ...

... and some ocean views again. This town is one of a handful that have grown rich from the Patagonian oil discoveries, and the flashy new pick up trucks and sneakered teenagers with mobile phones show off this new found wealth. Sadly for us wealth does not mean restaurants as we spend the best part of 2 hours looking for a place where we will be fed without contracting hepatitis. If you want to make some money, go open a fast food restaurant in Caleta Olivia. If you like wind ...

... since nicaragua. cheers. it was pretty chilly there what with the sub acrtic winds and whatnot, but we were able to see another glacier, walk along the beagle channel, and look for new whales. still nothing, but statistically we should see some eventually... right? simon managed to get a truely dramatic bout of man-flu a some point during this adventure and was generous eough to share it with us ...