Blogs from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, South America - page 53

Okay, so I have been gone for almost a month and I haven't posted a blog yet. For those of you receiving one of these for the first time, welcome. For a quick recap, I left The US on Tuesday, the 11th of April. On the 10th of April I sold the last of my stuff, my mountain bike and my car - fly girl. I only got $150 for fly girl!!! That night I went to a Utah jazz basketball game with my friend Dex. I got free tickets from work - the tickets had a list price of $99 each, almost one and a half times what i got for fly girl, for a basketball game Before I left I was fortunate enough to see my cousin Kerry and her family in park ... read more

Well, Sunday night we arrived in Ushuaia after our last southbound bus ride. The bus ride was 12 hours and quite enjoyable because frankly, I slept the entire way. We made our first South Africa connection, a nice fellow who offered us a meal when we get there. Not sure exactly when that will be. Ushuaia is a beautiful city, the route we took from Punta Arenas was mainly dirt roads, and after a quick stint on the ferry we also crossed into Terra del Fuego. The boat ride was a short 20 minutes, we spotted a dolphin and thus we were quite entertained. It was quite curious though because the dolphin looked black and white, so I am not sure what type of dolphins they have down here, or whether I just cannot trust my ... read more

We have come to the End of the World, Ushuaia which is the southern most city in the world. Cruise leave from here to the Antartica and guess this will be the nearest I can get to the Antartica. Had only intend to stay here for 4 days but somehow, we spent 6 days here having a wonderful time, not only for the beautiful scenery, but also for the lovely people we meet here in Hostel Cruz Del Sur. The first impression was quite scary. The moment we entered, we see many big guys smoking and drinking and next, we were brought to a dungeon where our room is. However, from the second day onwards, we pretty enjoyed the company of the people in the hostel. We met a Taiwanese girl who has been travelling alone ... read more

my first argentine driving experience came in tierra del fuego, when me and a few mates from the hostel, rob from australia, anouk from holland and gina from LA, rented a car and went touring around this amazing place. our car was VW golf hatch with the touchiest brakes and hardest suspension..necessary to avoid accidents because they drive with absolutely no regard for any traffic rules. needless to say driving as fast as the car goes on small roads where lanes are just a suggestion is an experience in itself. once we got out of town, the views were amazing, driving along mountain roads, through the mist and the lakes. after a while, the landscape changed, the road ceased to be paved and we found ourselves among old fashioned farms and grasslands with packs of llamas. ... read more

one day in ushuaia, i took a boat cruise in the beagle channel (named for darwin´s ship). the trip is to look at the fur seals, sea lions, and penquins (which were out of season but there were some other birds that looked like penquins). i was extremely lucky because although out of season, we witnessed a pod of 5 orca hunting a group of fur seals which we had spotted playing in the bay.... read more