As we boarded the plane to leave Ushuaia, both Ale and I felt that we were leaving behind missed discoveries, unboarded ships and unwritten adventures.
I never knew Ushuaia even existed let alone that adventure permeates every inch of the town as it is the jump off point for cruises to the Antarctic (that don't cost $AUD20,000) and ferries through the fiords to Chile. We just didn't know. Hence why we spent our last few hours desperately trying to change our plans, with no success.
Nonetheless, we still made the most of our 4 days. While Sofia and I took a leisurely cruise in Beagle Bay discovering wild sea lions, cormorones and the southern most lighthouse in the world, Ale took off in a 4WD to discover the meaning of 'off road driving'. Note to my parents: he's hooked, so be prepared to get the Landcruiser dirty! Finishing off with kayaking, an Argentinian BBQ and his own bottle of Malbec. He had a wild glint in his eye when he returned and a 'manly' smile on his face.
I imagined this part of the world to be so bleak. How wrong I was! Green, green everywhere - forests, national parks and trees hugging the entire coastline.
We trekked for 4 hours in the National Park following the bay, which was incredible. I've never seen so many fallen trees. The wind is intense and the humidity so high that the trees disintergrate at an alarming rate. Sofia rode like an Indian princess on her Papa 'elephant's' back all the way. We also made our way up to the 'local' glacier which offered brilliant views of the entire Beagle Bay and Chile.
Best of all was our B&B run by Marco. A coming together of interesting and wonderful people in Marco's family home. His family halve lived in Ushuaia for over 100 years, so we were unknowingly staying with a true local. Wonderful to meet Marcela, Ismerie, Christophe and Elena. Great times were had.
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