ushuaia, tierra del fuego4 february 2007
Our arrival by plane to Ushuaia is one we will never forget, but for all the wrong reasons! It was undoubtedly the most frightening we have ever experienced, flying through dense fog and heavy winds to a land that is appropriately named “El fin del Mundo” aka “The end of the World”.
We contemplated for a few seconds that this may be the End for us! It was all worth it however to reach the most southern tip of the world. The setting is spectacular. Brightly coloured houses against a dramatic backdrop of vast jagged, snow capped mountains. We were able to take in the scenery and unique wildlife on a 12km trek in the Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego and via boat to some of the nearby colonies of sea lions and birds.
In a few hours we set sail aboard our vessel, appropriately named “Akademik Sergey Vavilov” (see below), to experience the world’s most southernmost, highest, coldest and most remote continent. It is too late to back out now!
We board our Peregrine expedition vessel at Ushuaia on Tierra del Fuego, the southern tip of South America. In the early evening, we set sail travelling through the Beagle Channel. The long days mean plenty of evening light in which to experience the beauty of the channel, and to perhaps enjoy our first wildlife sightings.
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