Again, I was up early for sail in photos and the winds
were so strong, I really had to hang on to keep from falling. This morning
clouds and rain cleared and produced a stellar sunny day...the sun gods were
with us for sure. With Ann still being on the injured list, our friend John
joined Cathy and I on our tour. On the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, at the
southern tip of South America, sits the Argentinian city of Ushuaia, known as
the southernmost city in the world, or sometimes, “the end of the world.” Our
guide and driver Nicolas picked us up at the ship and we did a tour of the city
of Ushuaia, capturing images of the harbor, the former prison, the city, the
people, the mountains, and nearby glaciers. Next, we traveled east of Ushuaia
towards the Tierra Fuego National Park stopping at the world’s most southern
golf course and the End of the World Train station. After entering the park, we
visited several attractions including: Beagle Channel, the Pipo River cascade,
the Ensenada Bay and the Laguna Verde. At Lapatala Bay we went on a nature walk
through the woods along the water until we arrived at a great lookout point
with a wonderful panoramic view of the bay. Before leaving the park, we stopped
for coffee break and the most absolutely delicious cakes made by Nicolas’s
wife. Returning to Ushuaia we had a tour of the area similar to the Favelas of
Rio where the squatters have built homes high above the city with the best
views in town by far. Nicolas left us downtown so we could do some shopping as
we made our way back to the ship. The weather was beautiful and we had a great
day enjoying the Andes and the region’s forest, rivers, lakes and peat bogs.
Tonight, we are watching the Super Bowl while I’ve been working on this silly
blog…. on our way to Antarctica!
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