Blogs from Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, South America - page 6

JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD Ushuaia, Argentina As is usual when planning a new trip, daily life gets in the way. I had planned for Patagonia to be my last stop on this journey. But making it happen seemed impossible. I must be getting tired. I thought about not even going…after all, what was such a big thing about Patagonia…what’s in a name? Still, I had said I would end my trip at the tip of the land mass of South America, and that is Tierra del Fuego, the island, and Ushuaia, the town. I finally decided to travel on the fifteenth of August and stay for seven days. This leaves me ten days in Buenos Aires for more tango and time to do the sightseeing I have been putting off. As the date ... read more

We are now in the bus on our way from Ushuaia to Puerto Natales. From Tierra del Fuego to Patagonia. First part was in a mini bus, but for the remaining 12 hours we are in a big bus. We are now a bit more comfortable than in the minibus, but with the downside that this bus is a much easier target for the heavy winds. A few moments earlier the wind blew open one of the air vents in the roof, which now does not seem to close anymore. On our right we can see the Atlantic Ocean from time to time, with the wind pushing the waves even higher. Its quite a nice way to travel, the trip is a bit long but the views are great! We spent three nights in Ushuaia. The ... read more

Footsteps on a Forest Floor. “To the south we had a scene of savage magnificence, well becoming Tierra del Fuego. There was a degree of mysterious grandeur in mountain behind mountain, with the deep intervening valleys, all covered by one thick, dusky mass of forest. The atmosphere, likewise, in this climate, where gale succeeds gale, with rain hail and sleet, seems blacker than anywhere else. In the Strait of Magellan, looking due southward from Port Famine, the distant channels between mountains appeared from their gloominess to lead beyond the confines of this world” Charles Darwin, Voyage of the Beagle, December 17th 1832. The area surrounding Ushuaia is stunning! I had a week between contracts so off I hiked into the vast emptiness that is only a few minutes from town. I spent a full day in ... read more

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21 janvier 2015 - Jour 96 Lorsque l'on ouvre les rideaux ce matin, nous sommes déjà amarrés dans le port d'Ushuaïa, en Argentine. La ville paraît beaucoup plus grand que ce qu'on aurait imaginé. Et surtout il fait un temps magnifique, 8 degrés actuellement mais ils en annoncent jusqu'à 20 pour cet après-midi, ce qui est totalement inhabituel. Nous prenons donc un dernier petit-déjeuner à bord avant de débarquer pour la dernière fois. Houlà, que c'est dur de remettre les sacs à dos après ces quelques jours de paresse! Mais on se remet vite dans le bain car nous nous rendons à notre hôtel à pied, qui se situe un peu en périphérie du centre et nous fait donc déjà marcher un bon bout. Une fois le check-in effectué nous nous ruons sur le code du ... read more