Ushuaia - it is such a small city, at the ass of the world - but if you turn the map the other way around it is actually The Beginning, not the End of the World... I felt here very nice - and I have spent the whole week there, enjoying the idea of being so far away.
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| The view of Ushuaia harbour |
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| Es mucho trabajo... |
Goodbye Ushuaia, I know one day I will be back!!!
Tuesday, 7. December
With my australian friend we went for a relaxed trek to the Glaciar Martial. At the end of the trek it was not so relaxed anymore, because it was indeed very steep and the wheather was changing every 5 minutes. The glacier itself was really small, but the view over Ushuaia and the Beagle Channel - very impressive.
Wednesday, 8. December
I am leaving Ushuaia - I feel a bit sorry about it; I feel for the first time sorry during my trip that I am leaving. I went to Punta Arenas in Chile - this time I have crossed just two control points, exit from Argentina and entrance to Chile - it is quite annoying... On the travel from Rio Gallego to Ushuaia they were four control points, because we have to leave Argentine, enter Chile, and an hour or so later leave Chile to enter Argentina. So at every control point you have to leave the bus, make a queque to show yur passport, than pick up your backpack, form a queque to x-ray your backpack. I still do not understand why we could not queque just once at the every control point carying both: passaport AND backpack - but as I cannot change it I accept it... What can you do? And what can you do about it, thet over 40 persons from the bus HAVE to queque to one window for a pass control even if other two are free?
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| Estrecho de Magellan, Magellan strait |
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| Welcome to Chile! |
Punta Arenas
With our dutch-australian-team we arrived safely in Chile, in Punta Arenas. We are spendinga few days together, since Ushuaia. On the evening of arrival we had a nice dinner in La Luna restaurant and had a loooot of sleep after quite annoing bus ride...
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| Punta Arenas is a nice city but they have a bit problem with cables hanging around... |
Thursday, 9. December
On the first day we visited one of South America most fascinating cemeteries, Cementerio Municipal. It is a great place to relax and think of your closest persons... Time for contemplating and some questions...
Friday, 10. December
We went to Pali Aike national park, 200 km away from Punta Arenas. For South America 200 km there and back is really nothing... On the way to the Parque National we visited two ship wracks stranded next to Estancia San Gregorio and dropped into Estancia itself where at this moment sheep have been shaved. It was the first time for me that I have seen it life... From one sheep you get a one huge piece of "wooly carpet" It is not a peaceful procedure but sheep somehow gave up, they were tolerating this unpleasant event with a patiency and in absolute silence...
En estancia San Greorgio
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| Waiting for their turn in a silence... |
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| Taking as it is in a silence... |
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| ... giving up. |
Pali Aike
Pali Aike is rugged volcanic stepe pocked with craters, caves and twisted formations andmeans in Tehuelche language "devil`s country". We have seen a lots of sheeps, guanacos and nandus. Craters of vulcanos as well, of course.
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