Ushuaia
After a couple of weeks of what has felt like a lot of faffing about, backtracking south from Brazil and briefly popping into Uruguay, we were both really excited to finally get to Ushuaia, in Tierra del Fuego, at the very southern tip of South America.
We had both become restless of lounging around on endless beaches and were ready for the spectacular glacial mountain scenery of Patagonia and thought we were ready for the cold weather that brought with it. However, we were a little unprepared for just how cold Ushuaia was. When we got caught in a snow storm on our first day we thought perhaps we had arrived back in England by mistake!
Glacial Landscape, Ushuaia
We dusted off our trekking shoes and headed into Tierra del Fuego National Park for our first glimpse of the amazing Patagonian scenery, and we weren’t disappointed. However the highlight of our stay in Ushuaia came the next day. Ushuaia bills itself as the most southern city in the world – but even that wasn’t enough for us. We jumped on a boat and headed even further south out onto the Beagle Channel. We were really lucky to have a clear and sunny day and loved the views - the snow-capped mountains seemed to completely surround us, but then I guess we were almost in Antarctica! Our boat took us around lots of small islands spotting various penguin like birds, sea lions and Ushuaia’s famous lighthouse.
Tierra del Fuego
Tierra del Fuego
Beagle Channel, Ushuaia
Ushuaia
Bridges Island, Ushuaia
Sea Lions
Beagle Channel, Ushuaia
Rachel at the lighthouse
The lighthouse, Ushuaia
Looks cold – we have just returned from Spain and find England bad enough. I wish I was a sea-lion, their way of life looks nice and relaxed. Are there any penguins down there?
Love Mum
Hey you – just thinking I hadn’t contacted you for a long time! Hope you’re both well. N