Ushuaia Day 5

Today we had a slow morning before meeting Gab and Gonza around lunchtime. We made some sandwiches and set off for Glacier Vinciguerra. Bonzo the dog came along too!

The walk started off through a peat bog which had some muddy parts. The humans managed to avoid those, but not Bonzo. He was plodding along happy as can be! We also had some god views of the surrounding mountains and a couple small streams while we walked the first section. We then continued on through the forest where we hit some steeper sections. Luckily, we were all huffing and puffing (even Allan a tiny bit after limited exercise on the boat). After the forest opened back up and we were on a steeper, rocky uphill to the glacier. Once we reached the top, we were awarded with a view of the glacier and a beautiful blue glacier lake and stream.

We finished the walk up to the lake and stopped next to it for lunch. After lunch we decided to go and explore some of the glacier. We got pretty far in and Allan even walked on the glacier! There were a few little caves and pools while we walked along. Bonzo did great navigating all the streams (he doesn't really like water). Freya would have loved all the little streams and puddles. I thought about her a lot on the hike.

On our way back down, 12 year old Bonzo was still bounding down full of energy. You'd never know he was getting older! The rest of us were getting pretty tired and moving slowly by the time we finally got to the peat bog for the last few kilometers. But it was a great hike, albeit long, and we had stunning weather which always helps.

It was a quiet drive back, and even Bonzo was finally out of energy. When we got back to the house, we said goodbye to Gab and Gonza who have work in the morning. Allan and I made a quick walk to the grocery store for dinner. After dinner we did some laundry and Allan finally got to watch some of Gladiator II. He has been dying to see if since it came out!

We have one last day in Ushuaia before we make our way back north and info Chile.Read more