Quest in Ushuaia

Our big quest in Ushuaia was to buy some toothpaste. We had fun wandering around the bustling town.

The population here has boomed ever since the Argentinian government began offering tax incentives and good wages to live here. In 1980, the population was 8,000. Today, it’s 80,000.

Although many shops had tourists bait, the town definitely caters to locals, as well.

The thermos you see on the windowsill is hot water for the mug of mate beside it. Mate is definitely the drink of choice in Argentina. I even saw street vendors selling thermoses of it.

I like the sign suggesting that people should walk like penguins when it’s snowy. Good advice!

As for the bumblebee, my good deed for the day was moving him from the sidewalk to a grassy spot.

And yes, we scored some toothpaste along the way.Read more