Blogs from Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, South America - page 7

Extracto de mi proyecto personal : www.trekkingenushuaia.blogspot.com.ar Sentía cuando llegué de viaje a Ushuaia, como cuando llego a cada lugar que recorro, que había que vivirla, sentirla, experiméntarla, con una mirada diferente, descubriendo con mis ojos y pies cada rincón de la hermosa Tierra del Fuego. Y así fue que con el correr de los días comenzé a aventurarme en cada uno de los valles interminables, observando y entendiendo sus bosques, apreciando en todo momento el regalo que la naturaleza tiene para entregarnos en esa región de nuestro país y el mundo. url=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DN8Ik2FVqW4/UzwoyvLJoeI/A... read more

Geo: -54.8, -68.3This morning we awoke as we were cruising along an area known as Glacier Alley. We went out onto deck to get a glimpse of the snow- capped mountains coming down to the sea. We also saw one or two glaciers along the way. We actually sailed past Ushuaia and viewed it from afar before turning back to enter the channel leading to our docking space. It was very windy and it took quite a deal of manoeuvring to line up on the pier and dock safely. It was a beautiful sunny day and we watched some of the procedures from our lunch table and the rest from the deck. At 2-15pm we went down to the Mondrian Lounge to await our tour. This was the first on shore tour we had booked and ... read more

DAY 7 Just caught the end of an unbelievable sunrise! No time to take a photo so hopefully will repeat tomorrow. This morning we cruised by catamaran along the Beagle Channel dotted with many rocky island outcrops each supporting a huge range of wildlife. The trip was incredibly scenic & the weather very kind (sunny patches, about 14 deg., and a very slight tail wind. Our first stop was a safe haven for hundreds of resting cormorants and other seabirds. Next stop was a fur seal colony and finally a penguin island (magellanic & gantoo) and quite incredibly 2 king emperor penguins which are way outside their normal Antarctic environment. We cruised on to the Harberton Estancia (ranch) formally a famous working ranch in an area originally settled by Welsh sheep farmers. The farm is now ... read more

DAY 6 DAY 6 Today we flew to Ushuaia the most southerly town in Argentina at 55 degrees south. Forecast to be cooler than the last few days at 15c but not bad with sunny breaks between the cloud and wind less than expected. First impressions "Ushuaia is not the prettiest town I have seen" due to rapid growth subsidised by the govt but without any extra infrastructure finance or much planning. That said it is surrounded by magnificent views of the snow caped Andes to the west, Tierra del Fuego to the south and the pristine waters of the Beagle Channel, named after the ship in which Charles Darwin sailed in 1832 and led to his now famous theories. No formal activities this afternoon and we wandered along the two main streets of the town ... read more

....And she´s off! From the Blizzard-ridden icey grips of the Canadian Sub-Arctic, Theresa makes the intentional journey to get to where Dave is. At the ends of the earth on the opposite pole, that is. Just when I am ready with plane ticket in hand, to leave Churchill, Manitoba, to catch my Argentinian flights from Winnipeg, a 3 day blizzard warning is in effect. So, waying my odds, I went for the 45 hour train ride from Churchill to Winnipeg as opposed to cancelled flight after cancelled flight from Churchill´s icey, blizzardy climate. Then I hopped on the flight path of 3 flights, 40 hours in total in planes and airports, and finally, I am at el Fin del Mundo, Ushuaia, Argentina. Finalemente! (finally!). I have been welcomed with the Argentinian peso´s de-valuing, so our exchange ... read more