First Steps South

Flew from Buenos Aires south to Ushuaia today. It's a bit over 3 hours so quite a distance. Had to haggle a bit with the taxi driver in BA. They always try to overcharge and the meter is never on. Ushuaia, no problem.
Pretty dull flight except for the last 15 minutes though and between the mountains into Ushuaia. Very, very bumpy through clouds with glimpses of mountains above the plane. The pilot got a round of applause when we put down on the short runway.
Had a bit of a drama picking up the bags. Baggage carousel stopped when we had only one bag, but us and about 20 other passengers still had bags to come. A baggage handler said there were no more. About 10 minutes later, they found them. Whew!
Anyway, Ushuaia = cold. Was about 30 in BA, 13 here with a chilly wind. We are going out to dinner, and it will be coats, gloves, and beanies. There is still snow up on the mountains just behind town.
We've booked a 4wd tour tomorrow up to the lakes in the mountains. Big camera time!
BTW I checked Marine Traffic, and our ship is about halfway back across the Drake Passage. Be here Friday. After seeing the rough sea from the plane, I'm wondering what I have got myself into. Darren will be laughing. I'll have to tough it out.
PS I'll take some pictures of town while we are out.Read more