As you can imagine we all feel a bit flat today, we made it
to the bottom & had a small celebration dinner & it’s now time to head
for home.
Before we leave Ushuaia we look round the Museum situated in
the old prison & Dave has a chat with one of the inmates.
The old building also houses an Art Gallery & these
Antarctic inhabitants make a colourful display, we are seriously jealous of
Roger who has booked himself on a cruise there from the 8th Feb.
I also take a walk around Ushuaia, it’s quite a scenic town
with mountains in the background & a ski resort nearby, snow has falling overnight & the temperature dips to around 7 degrees, at least our down jackets have come out for the first
time.
All the cruise ships call in here & support the local
economy, I guess they also dock in the winter or is there too much ice in the
Beagle channel?
Did you know that we are considered pirates in these parts!!
The Falklands is a recurring theme in this part of the world & Prince Williams’s
current visit to the islands is in all the papers & on the TV.
Outside the old aerodrome there is one of the original DC3’s that
formed part of the first Argentinian flight to the Antarctic, you can’t beat
these old planes.
We say goodbye to Roger again & stop for one last
picture on our way out of town, Dave is smiling so I guess he is looking forward
to seeing Anne again in a couple of months, is that right Dave?
Our last night on the ‘Land of Fire’ is spent at Cerro
Sombrero about 40km from the ferry to the mainland, shortly after check-in we
meet up with Ken & Darius two Poles (one lives in Australia) who are travelling
the world in 3 month stints, we spend the evening with them listening to
stories of their travels in Africa, will this be our next trip?
We board the ferry at around 10am & depart ‘Tierra del
Fuego’, I guess we will not be travelling this way again so it’s a bit of a
downer, the good news however is ‘No more Ripio’.
We get our new tires after a small hiccup with the delivery
to our Hotel, here are the bikes waiting for the return with the new rubber. The
last 2500km will now be a breeze (we hope!).
Never mind Chaps not all bad, London Pride still flowing as is my home brew ;0) Sam looking forward to seeing you Bob , Terry you can get the beers in
ReplyDeleteThe Argentine news has been headlines here and seems to be escalating a little so take care
Yes every where we go there are signs saying the Malvinas and monuments to the heroes of the Malvinas.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to a few pints of London Pride.
I expect Sam has shot up another foot while I've been away.
Don't think much of Dave's interrogation tecnique. The suspect looks scared stiff.
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