Ushuaia! that is where i finally landed last night after a layover of almost seven hours. good times. but i woke up this morning at, “el fin del mundo”, the end of the world, and i knew it would be a fun day.
definitely the coldest part if the trip thus far; i finally put the wool coat, hat, scarf and gloves to good use!
we started the day by taking a train ride through the Tierra del Fuego National Park.
the beavers in the area have been causing a bit of destruction, but the dam makes for a good picture.
these trees are all over the park, and they’re referred to as the Chinese lanterns or fake mistletoe. the green bunches aren´t really part of the tree, they are parasites that land in the tree and take up residence.
being from the Bay Area, i always forget some people have never seen sea lions before….you would have thought a pod of whales just passed by they were so excited. excited till the smell hit……. sadly there weren’t any penguins on Isla Lobos, they don’t show until November.
