Ushuaia - Fin del Mundo

It´s official!




spot the penguins!


Windy!




some europeans!


After very long and tiring bus rides via Rio Gallegos we arrived in Ushuaia, the official southernmost city in the world. (When you don´t count Chile´s Puerto Williams, which is only a village, not a city). It is the gateway to the Antarctica and they offer tours by boat, but it is very expensive and takes at least 10 days to get there and back, so I decided I had to skip that!

It is very windy at the end of the world and quite cold, even in summer. The scenery is beautiful as the town lies on the doorstep of "Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego" where you can do lovely hikes and walks. We did one day excursion to an Island with Penguin colonies -an unforgettable experience!

We met some nice people on the bus down with whom we shared the traditional Argentinian drink "mate" (more about that later!). A good way to start conversations or meet new people. They were from Spain, UK and France and we´re hoping to stay in touch with them.

We ended up staying 1 week in Ushuaia, since flights were full and so were the buses. Luckily the shopping opportunities there were quite good as well! :-)
Now managed to fly out to Buenos Aires. We have hired a car and want to visit Rosario, Cordoba and Mendoza (lots of yummy wine!), then back to B.A. Keep you posted...