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Published: September 7th 2006
If you get your map of the world, find South America, go all the way to the bottom as far as you can go, you´ll find a place called Ushuaia. Thats where we are at the moment. Roughly 1000km from Antartica, Ushuaia brands itself as the Southernmost city in the world (strictly not true as there is a place in Chile which is about 20km further South. Who am I to split hairs though, it doesn´t sound as cool to say you´ve been to the "second" Southernmost city in the world!)
So we are having a well deserved four day break here. Its fair to say that we have packed a fair bit in in the last fortnight, but none of that comes without a cost. We have just worked out that in the last 13 days, we have spent a total of 76 hours on buses! What makes that even more depressing is that I dont think I have spent 76 hours on buses in the last 13 years never mind the last fortnight!! Although in comparison to National Express (chewing gum on seat, heady whiff of BO and urine and three hoodied youths flicking crisps at the back
of your head!) it has all been fairly painless. Saying that, it was fairly interesting to watch them put "The hills have eyes" (it would make The Excorcist look like the Jungle Book) on the TV at midday. I´m not sure the mother with her two five year old children found the zombie rape scene as amusing as the rest of the gaucho rednecks on the bus!
Even though we are having a rest, it would be childish to not partake in some kind of activity, so we decided to fulfill Nadine´s lifelong dream (first I´ve heard of it!) and go on a huskie sled ride. It wasn´t really as "Dr Zhivago" as we´d imagined it as there was a distinct lack of fur blankets and hand warmers. We were placed in what can only describe as an extended wooden shopping trolley and forced to sit on the rungs below. Yes, there was a little padding, but with an arse my size, your always going to get a little overspill! So off we went on a 2km trot, and when the dogs weren´t fighting, stopping for a poo, and dropping us into a ravine (yes, they dropped us into
Ushuaia Prison
My other Life ambition gets fulfilled! a four foot deep ditch which we had to drag ourselves out of!) it was pretty cool and well worth the money at about 6 quid each.
But since I was so accomodating with Nadine´s lifelong dream, she accomodated by letting me fulfill my (new found) one. That is namely ragging the hell out of a snowmobile! All I can say is that I want one. Now. And I´d buy a snow cannon with it too so I can burn up and down my street every day back in good old Bridgend. But if it wasnt for our "SLOW" Ronnie Corbett lookielikee guide, Nadine is positive our next blog would of been from the Pearly Gates. Therefore I am banned from ever owning one. Talk about the Ball and chain of Marriage eh? And thats not even till next September!! I´m not sure she realises how cool I would look cruising round Bridgend in it. Oh well, I can dream.
Ushuaia has been pretty cool, but we are looking forward to moving on as its been pretty cold here and four days has been more than enough. Next stop, Buenos Aires!!!
lots of love Stu and Nads
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Becca
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Last shop in Europe
So Nads now you have been to the most southern place in the world but does that really compare to the last shop in europe?? remeber..............much cheapness!! LOL xx