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