So after the mammoth bus journey and a very welcome stop off in the tiny village of Tolhuin, where we stocked up on the best pastries I´ve ever tasted..we arrived in Ushuaia. The town is set between the Beagle Channel and huge glacial mountain peaks about 1500m high. The scenery is pretty spectacular! It is also the southernmost city in the world..and all the gift shopped merchandise will NOT let you forget this!
We knew we were REALLY far south as soon as we got off the bus..it was freezing!! After spending 6 weeks in the tropics of Brazil and northern Argentina this was a shock! I was very happy that I´d packed that extra hoody now!
We spent 2 days in Ushuaia and loved it despite the cold weather..luckily the sun stayed out so it wasn´t too bad! We hiked up 15k to see the Glacier Martial. The hike up was great and the last few kilometres we were properly trekking in the snow! The views of Ushuaia and the Beagle Channel were amazing. This was the first glacier I´ve ever seen and I was impressed!
We spent the next day in the Tierra Del Fuego National Park, which is about 12k west of Ushuaia. We hiked a couple of trails in the park, the last one was a great 7k trek along the coast where we spotted a couple of flightless orange billed steamer ducks..a very funny sight!
Next stop Chile..after ANOTHER really long bus jounery...
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3 comments:
LIZ!!!!!!!! It's not as cool as Killer Whales but I saw parachuting cows yesterday as part of the build up to the redbull air race... was amazing (but not as cool as penguins)...
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It's the End of the world for Arsenal's pemier league hopes... For two games they've dominated Pat and Fordy's White Army and come away with a draw... Way it goes..
What do you mean by pemier?? How about you learn to spell Alan....
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