Blogs from Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, South America

Rano sme mali celkom problem kupit jedlo a vodu, vsetko bolo pozatvarane, vlada sa rozhodla dopriat ludom karneval a vyhlasila tri dni volna. Neskor sme sa vybrali na navstevu narodneho parku Tierra del Fuego /Ohnova zem/ a ako dopravny prostriedok sme pouzili taxik - nechodili tam ziadne autobusy a museli by sme slapat asi 15 km cez, ako nas varovali na turistickych informacia, stvrt so zlymi psami. Najprv sme kracali cez hlavne bukovy les, plny povalanych stromov a pasucich sa koni. Postupne sme zacali stupat vyssie a vyssie a videli coraz viac stitov a ladovcov. Nasou prvou zastavkou bola Laguna Caminante a potom nas cakal najtazssi usek - prechod cez Paso de la Oveja - oveckine sedlo. Cele okolie bolo pokryte kamenmi roznych tvarov a farieb /asi hlavne skridlica/, vyzeralo to zvlastne, ako v inom svete. ... read more

Through ancient forests you must walk to enter the Land of Fire. Hear the witches open their knobby doors, Listen to the Southern winds that show you the way. Over the rainbow you must cross the lake to enter the Land of Fire. O Sigdrifa, you would have found happiness here! ... read more

What a day of walking! We started out a little bit later than expected after a sleep in until 8:15am. When we woke the weather was a lot better than the previous day and the ground was covered in a small layer of snow. The mountains were covered as well so it provided a very picturesque start to the day. A enough ham and cheese rolls were made to feed a family but today we spiced it up a bit by adding lettuce to the rolls. Some fruit and yogurt was added to the bag and we were prepared for a long hard days trekking. We got the bus to the national park at a cost of 50 pesos each, that’s nearly €25 for the return trip. The journey was only 12km’s so it was extremely ... read more

Und denn isch ds Abentuer uf der Faehre nach Tierra del Fuego losgange. D'Sonja, wo mir a daem gliiche Tag im Hostal hei lehre kenne, isch de zu ues ghocket uf der Faehre und mir heis no luschtig gha mit ihre. Sie het de chli afah Gschichte verzeue vo ihrne 14 Moenet reise...am Schluss hei mir ihre denn ahbotae, dass sie scho mit ues choenni mitfahre bis nach Ushuaia. Das het si dankend ahgnoh und ab denn si mir fuer es paar Taeg ds dritte unterwaegs gsi. D'Landschaft wo mir uf dere Insle ahtroffe hei isch unbeschrieblech schoen gsi. Me het choenne i aui Richtige luege und het gmeit es goengi aendlos witer. Und der Himmel het extrem intensivi Farbe gha und daementspraechend hets ou ae super Sunneuntergang gaeh. Aber bevor d'Sunne abe isch (ca. 22:00), ... read more

Hola! I just got back from the national park, which was amazing. I didn´t know what to expect as i hadn´t read too much information or seen many pictures but it was amazing. I wish I could put up pictures but I seem to have forgotten my cord to hook my camera up to the computer. sorry. Yesterday we hiked a very easy but very beautiful trail along Bahia Lapataia and then camped overnight. The place where we camped was cool. It looked like they mowed the grass there because there were so many rabbits. The amount of wildlife we saw was amazing. Tons of different types of birds including parakeets, flightless ducks that paddle with their wings when you scare them, huge bright red headed woodpeckers, and today an enormous condor, lots more too. Also, ... read more