Blogs from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, South America - page 8

Ein freier Tag, an dem wir um 9.00 zum Ende der Welt fuhren, die obligaten Fotos machten. Beim Rückweg in den obligaten Regenguß kamen. Und den Nachmittag verb rachte ich schlafend (weil müde) und Blog schreibend (weil hintendran).... read more

Olivia's Blog Hi Everybody, I hope everyone is doing well, I miss you a lot. We are four weeks into our trip on an RV (we have named our RV the Deseado) Puerto Deseado is one of my favourite places so far because we went on an expedition. On the way to Isla Pinguino we saw Commerson and Austral Dolphins. The Commerson Dolphin is endangered and can only be found in Patagonia ( they look like mini Orcas) They were so close I touched one! When we arrived on the island we hiked around and saw Magellanic and Rockhopper Penguins, the reason that they are called Rockhopper is because they live in the rocks and hop everywhere, it's hilarious I could watch it all day. We also saw elephant seals and sea lions but they reeked ... read more

15 janvier 2015 - Jour 90 Ce matin nous prenons le bus en direction de Punta Arenas, la ville la plus au sud du Chili. C'est d'ici que nous prendrons le bateau dans 2 jours pour notre croisière à Ushuaïa. On avait prévu d'arriver avec un peu d'avance pour avoir de la marge en cas de problème et surtout pour avoir le temps de faire une lessive avant d'embarquer parce qu'après 5 jours de trek nous n'avons plus une fringue de propre. Mais nous n'aurons même pas besoin de chercher une laverie, nous pouvons laisser notre linge directement à l'hôtel, c'est parfait. Ensuite nous nous rendons à l'office du tourisme pour savoir comment nous pourrons occuper ces 2 jours. L'attraction principale de la ville est une excursion en bateau pour aller sur l'île Magdalena qui abrite ... read more

Fin del Mundo - End of the world Ushuaia - most southern city in the world, huge tourist city as it is the gate way to the Antarctica. Ushuaia was originally founded as a penal colony (prison) On the edge of the city is also the entrance to Tierra del Fuego National Park. The city is built on a mountain, so every street is layer/tired down to the port. We arrived in Ushuaia just in time for dinner.....their local specialty is King Crab (similar to Alaskan KC) of course Sean being the adventurous eater went for the KC. We woke to the extremely loud sound of Latin dance music, wow do these Argentines know how to party to the wee hours. It is a balmy 2degrees, we all sleep in long johns and toques! We had ... read more

Guess where I am? Ushuaia in Argentina. Literally at the arse of the world. And it feels like it as well. But it is a wonderful feeling to be here and experience life at this remote place. But let’s start where I finished off with my last blog entry…….. The last night I was in Punta Arenas the guys and gals I have met there organised a sort of fare well party for me and a welcome party for a Mexican guy that moved into the house. In the typical Chilean way the people did arrive about 10 pm and dinner was prepared and cooked to finally we ate at around 12.30 am. Good that Sebastian and I had an early snack around 8 pm so we didn’t feel so hungry. But it was a fun ... read more