Patagonia, Part 7

Ushuaia (The End of the World) and back to Buenos Aires

A day in Ushuaia (claiming the title of the southern-most city in the world) and finally, back to Buenos Aires for another excellent home meal, and a really interesting boat ride through the waterways that make up the Parana Delta.

1. Buenos Aires 2. El Calafate/ Pereto Moreno Glacier 3. Torres del Paine National Park 4. Puerto Natales/ Puerto Arenas 5. Chilean Fjords/ Tierra del Fuego 1 6. Chilean Fjords/ Tierra del Fuego 2 7. Ushuaia/ Buenos Aires

We woke up to this view of Ushuaia pre-dawn of our last morning on the ship. Ushuaia does a lot of shipping - big containers everywhere on the docks. Surrounded by gorgeous mountains! and lovely sea views (above and below) The containers are colorful and almost a work of art. We stopped at a road above the town that has shrines to many local saints. Our wonderful saint of good weather was Gaucho Gil, so our tour guide stopped to thank him (below). and some of the gifts inside... ...given to honor Gaucho Gil. Here are a series of shots showing Ushuaia. Many homes in Ushuaia are made of steel sheets with wood trim. It is oddly attractive. This is the house of our hosts for the final home visit. The Home Visit Our home host visit is in a lovely home: the view from the daughter's window! Our local guide (left), the home host (center), and Mariela, our guide. Our home host has a lovely home! We hear a description of the Malvenas war by a veteran of that war. The Prison Museum The Prison Museum has a project with wooden penguins. I consolidated a few to one photo. A few shots from a walk around Ushuaia below. Back to Buenos Aires A Boat Ride in the Parana Delta The Parana River delta is quite amazing - 8400 square-miles of river and island mazes, over a thousand tiny islands, and is the only river in the world that formed a delta as it dumped into fresh water rather than an ocean. The local inhabitants are called Tigres, a misnomer for the jaguars that used to roam the area. Our boat - I stood on the back most of the trip. Recently a lot of plant life came down the river and ended up floating in the delta Many nice homes on the islands. Trash is picked up by boat. Heading to the airport at the end of the trip. My back yard, with forecasts of a huge storm coming as I finish this. I'm ready to go back!

The end. Revisit any page: 1. Buenos Aires 2. El Calafate/ Pereto Moreno Glacier 3. Torres del Paine National Park 4. Puerto Natales/ Puerto Arenas 5. Chilean Fjords/ Tierra del Fuego 1 6. Chilean Fjords/ Tierra del Fuego 2 7. Ushuaia/ Buenos Aires