Ushuaia is in the Deep South

Monday, December 30th, 2019 was our port day in Ushuaia.  Ushuaia is the southern most city in the world and is located in the archipelago of Tierra feel Fuego.  It is the jumping of point for southern Patagonia.  Tierra del Fuego National Park is just outside of town.  Unfortunately she had a relatively short day for excursion 7 AM- 4 PM.  So we were going to try to cram a lot into today.

Ushuaia is about 80,000 people depending on who you talk to.  Argentina made a concert effort to grow the population of Argentinians living in Ushuaia to stabilize its influence on the city and the region.  

The views of Ushuaia as we docked in port

Ushuaia from or veranda or deck.  When is a deck a veranda or a veranda a deck?

The mountains and the boats.

I was anxious and up early.  I really wanted this tour to be great.  So I had a little time wandering Ushuaia on my own.

Ushuaia port sign

Are we focus on having a good time in Ushuaia!!  Can I get a Hell Ya!!!

This is a monument in Ushuaia it represents the flames from Tierra del Fuego on top the merge to form an albatross.  It is actually quite pretty.

Evita Perón is everywhere 

Evita bust in the morning sun.

Along the ocean walk there are busts of various Antarctic explorers.  This is the first on in the series.

We met our guide and headed East.  West was to the park and I thought the queue was going to be overwhelming.  I wanted us to spend our time seeing and doing versus driving and waiting in line.  

We headed out of town and were met with the impressive Patagonian landscape.

This mountain is called Olivia which has been modified from the original native name and means spear and is pointed back towards the Beagle Channel.

Patagonia is awesome.  Let’s drop in and get lost.

Patagonian mountains a peat bog made from layers of moss.  Look at the mountains the top is dark because sedimentary rock still resides on top.  The glaciers did not go that high then you see a gray layer of granite where the glacier dragged and eroded the rock away and then you see the vegetation layer advancing up from the pear bog.  The photos do not do justice to the beauty of this area.

Looking across the Beagle Channel towards 🇨🇱 and Puerto Williams

Skipping rocking into the Beagle Channel.

On the quest for a perfect skipping rock.

Dad is there a hike in the ozone layer down here? Asking for a friend.

The Anseth Family at the Beagle Channel

This crooked tree has been forced to grow sideways secondary to the strong and persistent winds in the area.

The girls recreating a 1970s Earth, Wind and Fire album cover.

Patagonia is big and G-Money is little

From the Beagle Channel we traveled to the first settlement in the area.