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TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 2009:
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We arrived in Ushuaia, Argentina Tuesday evening shortly before sunset.
Ushuaia is the capital of the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego
and the southernmost city in the world. Ushuaia is located in a wide
bay on the southern coast of the island of Tierra del Fuego, guarded on the
north by the Martial mountain range and on the south by the Beagle Channel.
Its population is estimated today at about 64,000.
8 minute video of the southern most city in the world, Ushuaia, Argentina. |
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009:
It was a beautiful sunrise in Ushuaia, Argentina on Wednesday morning.
Wednesday morning I took a drive into the Andes Mountains.
We followed Argentina highway #3 over Garibaldi Pass and viewed Hidden Lake.
We then turned around and went back to Ushuaia over the same route.
We made a rest stop at a cafe that had a dog kennel behind it where I made a few new friends.
The mountains were beautiful and again the weather was outstanding.
10 minute video of my drive to Garibaldi Pass in the Andes Mountains. |
After the Andes Mountains tour I only had time for a short walk around Ushuaia before my next tour.
Wednesday afternoon I took a small boat tour out to some of the smaller islands in the Beagle Channel.
One of the first things we saw was the Lighthouse Les Eclaireurs called End of the World.
Most of the birds we saw were imperial cormorants.
We also saw a lot of sea lions.
After the small boat tour it was back on the big boat and we sailed away around 6:00 P.M.
9 minute video of the wildlife on the small islands of the Beagle Channel. |
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Greetings from Ushuaia, It was a beautiful day here at the end of the world. I think I told you yesterday that Ushuaia is the southern most city on the planet. Below is a picture of us arriving last evening. That is Mount Olivia rising above Ushuaia. We had bright sunshine all day long today and for the first time in almost a week I got to walk on dry land. My first shore excursion of the day was a scenic mountain drive into the Andes Mountains. During our drive we stopped at beautiful Garibaldi Pass. It was a very scenic drive on a crystal clear and sunny day. Below is Hidden Lake. We stopped at a dog kennel where they breed sled dogs. I am bringing home the souvenir I am holding in the picture below. When I got back to Ushuaia I had time for a quick walk around the city center before my next shore excursion. It was back to the dock for my next excursion, an afternoon wildlife cruise on the Beagle Channel. We boarded a boat docked next to the Star Princess and sailed out of the Ushuaia harbour. We sailed around Lighthouse Les Eclaireurs (end of the world). We saw lots of birds and sea lions. Most of the birds looked like penguins but they weren't. These birds could fly. Pictured below you can see imperial cormorants on the small islands of the Beagle Channel. Got back to the shore just in time to hop on the ship and sail away. Well, at least we are supposed to be sailing away. Yesterday when we arrived at 8:00pm we could not dock because a Carnival ship was in our berth. It was supposed to have left hours earlier but could not because the strong wind had pinned the ship to the dock. We are experiencing the same problem today. It's a fast sail to our next port, so we need to leave. Hopefully we get out soon.  We did eventually manage to thrust off the berth. The picture below was taken as we were sailing away from Ushuaia.  More tomorrow, Tim |
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