This past week I went to the END OF THE EARTH in Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip in Argentina. If you didn't know already, Argentina is the 8th largest country in the world that stretches under Brazil and to the east of Chile. a big group of us went to Ushuaia to check out the glaciers and penguins and could see Antarctica from a telescope! Luckily we went when it was just turning fall so it wasn't as cold as it can be in the dead of winter. The first day we went on a boat tour of the islands that surround Ushuaia which are occupied by penguins and sea lions! There were also beautiful majestic views of the Andes mountains and a pretty lighthouse. Here's some pics.The next day we went to see the Glacier but it was too cloudy the entire weekend to get a good view at the top of the mountain. So instead, we went hiking in the snow with our tennis shoes and froze to death. I'll explain the rest of the trip through these pictures...
This was taken on the boat ride the first day... amazing! I've never seen penguins!
Sunset the first day we were there on our way back to the hostel. Magnificent.
Our hike the next day to see the glacier that was clouded over
A 4X4 tour on day 3 with the best parrilla lunch after we drove through the river!
Our last day we hiked for 6 hours to see even more beautiful views and wild horses! Here's a really cool tree formed by the intense wind...All in all great trip and something I've never seen before. I highly recommend Ushuaia to whoever is in Argentina-- just don't go in the winter! Next week classes start = no more travelling for awhile. Stay tuned.
