Tuesday 21 November 2006

USHUAIA (ARGENTINA)




If you want to fill up your passport with a few stamps then go to Ushuaia. Part of the journey goes through Chilean territory meaning you get 2 entry and exit stamps on the way down and the same on the way back. There are two reasons people travel all the way down there, you like hiking or you just want to present all your expensive hiking clothes in the cafes and bares.

On of our days trips went up Cerro Quanaco in Parque National Terra del Fuego. Its only a 5 km hike but its steep uphill and its suppose to take 4 hours one way. from km 4 we started to struggle with the disappearing track. A further 500m walking on slippy rocks partly covered with snow we started questioning the safety of this track. Seeing rocks rolling down the mountain rapidly Phil nearly shat his pans. Even being so close to the summit we made the wise decision to turn around.

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