Ushuaia

It was cold this morning. Felt like minus 5 Celsius. I was a little hesitant to venture out but the weather turned sunny and beautiful in the afternoon. We caught a bus to a national park called Terra del Fuego and met a mother and daughter from Montreal who joined us for the day hiking in the park. We hiked 12-15km on various partially snow covered trails and through forested areas. One popular sight was the end of Route 3 which is the furthest southern point that can be reached by car. It was funny to see all the tourist buses coming into the park, stop for a quick photo, and pile back on board to head to the next location. I’m not sure how you enjoy the park at all like that. The various trails took us around several pretty lakes. In the afternoon, we hiked a moderate trail that was quite muddy with lots scrambling over the rocks. We passed some very interesting rock formations covered by moss and large fallen trees. This trail took us to the border between Argentina and Chile. We were told there would be a guard at the end of the trail but we saw no one in sight.

Visiting the national parks has more expensive than expected but we later learned that there is only a charge at 3 national parks in the entire country and that money is used to help maintain all the parks throughout Argentina.

This has been our favourite day in Ushuaia. We opted to eat in again and made delicious Tacos! We are finally getting the hang of the backpacker lifestyle. Feeling ready to move on from Ushuaia, and hiked out, we booked an early morning flight to Buenos Aries.Read more