Ushuaia

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Glaciar Martial

73 photos

Making our approach to the sleepy, southernmost city in...
The Beagle Channel, supposedly where Darwin piloted the...
Turning around at the end of the runway in Ushuaia.
The Ushuaia (USH) airport with an impressive looking...
Jay and I settle into our temporary bunks at La Posta...
Lots of games of pickup soccer... these guys were good.
A lot of German influence in the architecture here.
We happened upon a high school graduation parade,...
We happened upon a high school graduation parade,...
Jay in Ushuaia.
Pretty great Sphynx. It's even missing the nose.
Run-aground ship in Ushuaia's harbor.
Local beer, called Beagle, as in Darwin's boat and the...
Here comes the yellow submarine! Complete with singing...
Jay and I got a pretty good vantage point from a raised...
Pretty good command of English to be able to use puns,...
Had this been a few months later I would have guessed...
Here come the king and queen sea creature, I guess.
A steam ship was one of the more elaborate and...
Steam ship flying the Argentian colors.
Earth water fire?
I think this is supposed to represent famous monuments...
After we had had enough (and were freezing) we ducked...
The next day, Jay and I signed up for a boat tour which...
Aboard our rather luxurious motor-catamaran.
It was pretty windy and cold on the deck of our boat.
Lots of wildlife to look at. I think these were either...
Island of king cormorants, which basically look like...
Nesting king cormorants.
More nesting king cormorants.
Jay warming up inside our boat's cabin.
Alpha male sea lion protecting his harem from our boat.
Lighthouse near Ushuaia which was quite picturesque.
Jay trying to stay warm.
Another shot of the lighthouse.
A Chilean naval ship. The land in the background is...
Magellanic penguins!
They were really cute, and only a little ridiculous...
Penguins on the beach.
Magellanic penguin.
Jay with a penguin in the background.
Penguin swimming (can you see him at the left of the photo?).
Tourists with penguins, who seemed to be involved in...
Pretty range of mountains behind Ushuaia on our ride back.
The S.S. National Geographic or somesuch. I think this...
Interesting architecture in Ushuaia.
The water here is cold enough that apparently...
The staff getting ready to let people off the boat.
Jay being careful not to fall into the Beagle Channel and freeze.
Jay with a bust of Eva Peron.
John and Eva Peron.
Jay and John hiking up a ski run at Ushuaia's only...
Jay catching snowflakes.
No worries, it's not dandruff. Jay with snow in his hair.
I wish I remember what Jay was doing here. Walk like an...
Apparently we weren't supposed to go past this sign...
Pretty scenery, but not the crevassed, craggy scape we expected.
Jay hiking up the Martial Glacier. Good thing we have...
Jay and John at the highest point we hiked to.
Hiking back down in the soft snow was fun. Good thing...
Apparently they are big fans of Fernet in Argentina. Cool!
John and Jay getting a lesson from Lucas (not pictured)...
Dad, if you're ever in Ushuaia, you should check out the...
A machine that makes patches. A cottage industry, literally.
A boat made entirely of chocolate!
The hat that Jay will regret not purchasing for the rest...
You really regret the things you don't do, rather than...
Fuegian Lamb: It's what's for dinner.
Medieval torture device or dinner?
Jay at dinner after a long day of trip planning.
The yerba mate calabaza Jay and I bought in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Our little youth hostel, on the outskirts of town.
Jay and the Gordon fisherman guy, or someone who looks like him.