Ushuaia: 1 - 6 Feb
CAPTION Dan the Canadian and Andrew the Irish showing the rock-slabs we used to tobogan 100 metres down the soft snow below the San Martial Glacier in Ushuaia.
Finally visited an Outer Patagonian Rainforest! And a peat bog. And a glacial lake (in a U-shaped glaciated valley, with terminal morraine!). David Attenborough and Mr. Jones (my geography school teacher) would be proud.
Ushuaia claims to be the southern most town in the world. It´s at the bottom of Tierra Del Fuego (Land of Fire) on Darwin´s Beagle Channel (south of the Straits of Magellan, north of Cape Horn). Had an intersting landing ducking over the mountains to land in a howling gale, while avoiding the three sides of a square of Chilliean airspace.
It´s pretty "touristic" here, and the hostels are like three star hotels---nice---with underfloor heating and everything. I´m staying in Yakesh Hostel.
The [second] biggest liner around, the Queen Mary 2 visited for a day, but luckily not many of the 3000 passengers felt like missing their G&Ts, so they stayed on board :-)
I´ll get around to the National Park, the rain forests, and the glaciers later. Having a tango and sicau (?) (panflute) concert now in the hostel......
P.S. Leaving here on Monday 6 feb at 08h00 (13 hour bus journey), and continuing my northward journey to Punta Areanas, Chile, to meet Jon, Mike, Heather, Wessel, and Lisa at the start of the Patagonian Expedition Race (go Team MSM, South Africa!!!).
bye everyone, and thanks for the messages/comments.
Finally visited an Outer Patagonian Rainforest! And a peat bog. And a glacial lake (in a U-shaped glaciated valley, with terminal morraine!). David Attenborough and Mr. Jones (my geography school teacher) would be proud.
Ushuaia claims to be the southern most town in the world. It´s at the bottom of Tierra Del Fuego (Land of Fire) on Darwin´s Beagle Channel (south of the Straits of Magellan, north of Cape Horn). Had an intersting landing ducking over the mountains to land in a howling gale, while avoiding the three sides of a square of Chilliean airspace.
It´s pretty "touristic" here, and the hostels are like three star hotels---nice---with underfloor heating and everything. I´m staying in Yakesh Hostel.
The [second] biggest liner around, the Queen Mary 2 visited for a day, but luckily not many of the 3000 passengers felt like missing their G&Ts, so they stayed on board :-)
I´ll get around to the National Park, the rain forests, and the glaciers later. Having a tango and sicau (?) (panflute) concert now in the hostel......
P.S. Leaving here on Monday 6 feb at 08h00 (13 hour bus journey), and continuing my northward journey to Punta Areanas, Chile, to meet Jon, Mike, Heather, Wessel, and Lisa at the start of the Patagonian Expedition Race (go Team MSM, South Africa!!!).
bye everyone, and thanks for the messages/comments.
posted by Colin at 2:56 am
2 Comments:
Hey Colin!
Looks like you are having an awesome time over there & meeting lots of great people along the way!
Jon is going to be so happy to see you at the start of the race. Please wish them well for me - wish I could be there too...
Keep us posted - we are all very jealous!!!
Cheers,
Karen
Hey Bru!
Terminal morain - now that's the stuff!! Say howzit to those racing folks from me - All the best! So stoked you have been to the patagonia rainforests - I've been talking about them for years!
Cheers,
Tim
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