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| The End of the World! |
While it’s been pretty well proven that the world is round, if you travel far enough south in South America you’ll likely end up in Ushuaia, Argentina. Although it’s quite remote, it’s a surprisingly vibrant city (population is around 90.000) that is the world’s southernmost city and proudly proclaims itself as “the end of the world”.
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| Cruising towards Ushuaia! A huge glacier feeding a huge waterfall. |
Like Punta Arenas, Chile, Ushuaia is a gateway city to Antartica. For our journey, it is our gateway city. When we leave here our next destination will be four days of scenic Antartica cruising.
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| Arriving at Ushuaia! |
Although it’s mid-summer, it’s a bit nippy here at the end of the world. Today’s high was around 40. Sometimes it was sunny, sometimes cloudy. There was a little drizzle, a little sleet and even a few snowflakes. Weather wise, the only thing consistent was the steady wind that made it seem colder than the actual temperature.
We arrived around 11:00, and have a late departure, which has given us a full day to enjoy the city and surrounding area. We hired a cab for a three hour tour that took us to the Tierra del Fuego National Park, which is just a short 30-40 minute drive from the city center. The park is close to 300 square miles in size, so our visit just hit some of the many incredible highlights. All the pictures between this paragraph and the next one were taken in the park.
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| Our cab driver! |
After returning to the city we said goodbye to our friendly cab driver. His English was as bad as our Spanish, but we had a lot of fun along the way. We still had plenty of time to walk around the city before returning to the ship. It’s getting close to time to depart the end of the world……we’ll be heading further southward to what I guess is the bottom of the world. The adventure continues!
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| Main Street Ushuaia |
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| Near the city center |
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| Adios from Ushuaia! |
