Blogs from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, South America - page 49

¨The secret is to be silent, look North, toward immense America, and decode what the wind tells you. Galloping, shouts of the Indian raider cutting throats, gunshots, brandy festivities. The dew. The inevitable calm. Cries of captive women sounding like orgasms. Later, allow yourself to become possessed. Reincarnate in the ferocity of the Indian Guaicaiperu Listen to the lemanjä, to Ochum, to Obatalä. Take in the mysticism and idealism of the murals of Mexico and then switch, adapting them to the current commercialism, codes in this senseless global village--Armani-Dolce and Gabbana-missiles to Belgrade-virtual reality. Fighting with a bare machete. Feel yourself among the followers of the prophet Marti. Feel you´re Maradona! Drink a midday caipirinha until the sun goes down. Gather a group to sing in restaurants: cuatro, maracas, guitar and harp. Go to play with ... read more

Crossing the border once again into Argentina, I arrived in El Calafate keen to see the famous Perito Moreno glacier. After a hike of about 1 and a half hours in the surrounding forest, I found a spot away from the crowds and sat back and watched the glacier in action. The glacier is one of the most active in South America and I was treated to a superb show of ice avalanches. During my 3 hours or so sat at the lookout I witnessed huge pillars of ice come crashing down, the creation and collapse of an ice cave, and a river disappear. It was compelling viewing in a truly beautiful location, and a great experience. El Calafate itself is a touristy town but not without charm. There is a nature reserve a short walk ... read more

Bonjour! Quelque chose d'assez particulier s'est produit ici il y a deux jours. Pour commencer, sachez que je suis toujours à Ushuaïa, ville la plus au sud de l'Argentine et du monde. La température est pas particulièrement agréable ici. C'est très gris, pluvieux et froid. Ça ressemble donc beaucoup à novembre a la maison. Ushuaïa ne regorge pas d'attractions vraiment excitantes. Par contre, c'est situé à proximité du Parc National Tierra del Fuego. Mais comme on a fait pas mal de parcs nationaux dans les dernières semaines, on s'est abstenu pour celui la. Mardi matin, on est allé visiter le Museo Fin del Mundo (Musée de la Fin du Monde). Non ça ne porte pas sur l'apocalypse, mais bien sur la position géographique d’Ushuaïa. Par ailleurs, le nom Terre de Feu vient du fait que quand ... read more

if any of you guys want to know what the end of the world looks like this is it...wow impressive hey...yep i feel like this tour has achieved something. been cruzin back lately drinking it up and doing the usual. sorting my thing s out for the next leg of my tour...planning to learn a bit of spanish considering i pretty much have no idea what the hell people are saying around here. took a pic which i like........ it was taken at a post in ushuaia in reference to the maldives which was originally british then argentina took it by force when the british got lazy and removed a large portion of there presence there... then the british not to be humiliated took it back. basically some islands i think are only useful for fishing ... read more

Arrived in Ushuaia yesterday afternoon, checked into our lovely wood cabin in the forest. Bedroom up some lovely wooden stairs, cut straight from a tree (slightly tricky trying to climb them in the dark though). Then headed for dinner. Found the restaurant in our guide book, called Kaupe, which was winner of the Gran Premio Mejor Restaurant 2005. Food amazing, unfortunately the prices were too. Not quite what the guide book quoted. I headed straight for the king crab (been waiting for it since the start of the trip) It was lovely, so was the freshly baked rolls. Leon ventured for the sea bass cooked in parchment paper in a champagne sauce. He also was in heaven, especially once his dessert arrived as well (more champagne sauce in that :o) Headed back to our cabin early ... read more