In pouring rain, the car trundled down a road of mud, water, stones and more mud. With next to no visability, and puddles that, when we drove through them, drenched the windscreen in muddy water - these were the worst driving conditions we had faced so far. The road to Ushuaia was longer than we had expected, and it was late afternoon when we finally arrived at the place we had been dreaming of. Instead of feeling elated, we felt drained and shattered, and a very, very long way from, well, from anywhere. Nevertheless, we forced ourselves into exploring, and soon found a cosy little bar, where we drank the night away with some other travellers. As is so often the case, booze was our remedy, and we soon felt happy again :)
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