Ushuaia, Argentina – 22.-26. December 2017
The title of this post may not be the most original, but Ushuaia is known for being the city at the end of the world, so it comes out pretty automatically. The city itself is nothing particular: mainly there are one floor buildings, and you can find more or less the same stores you can find in the rest of the country. But what make worth the trip to Ushuaia is not the city itself, but what the surroundings have to offer. Unfortunately I had to reduce my stay in Ushuaia because of the strike I told in a previous post. Still I was able to visit the National Park, the Laguna Esmeralda and the Glacier Martial (many thanks to Ilario that lent me the GPS to keep track of my trekking and – most important – to not lose myself at the end of the world, literally).
Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego
In the National Park I followed the Costera Trail, the track that follow for a good part the coast.
Laguna Esmeralda
This track leads to a lagoon with a wonderful view on the glacier that supply it with pure and colorful water.
Glacier Martial
On the way up to the glacier my host Hugo brought me with his car until the basis of the glacier, that in winter is also a sky track. On the way back I walked home to Ushuaia following the main road. (The tracking of this track is manual because I messed up with the GPS’ battery).
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Song of the post: Hannes Wader – Heute hier, morgen dort (today here, tomorrow there)
Manchmal träume ich schwer
und dann denk ich,
es wär Zeit zu bleiben und nun
was ganz andres zu tun.
So vergeht Jahr um Jahr
und es ist mir längst klar,
dass nichts bleibt, dass nichts bleibt,
wie es war.