Day 32 November 4 2026 Ushuaia Argentina

 Today we went for a walk along the coast to the west of town. Part of the route took us through a conservation area, where we observed many water birds. It was a very relaxing day. We eventually found a reasonably priced restaurant with excellent food. Most restaurants here are quite expensive, as this is a tourist area far from major cities and easy supplies—everything has to be brought in by ship or overland through Chile. Evy complains every time we walk back to our apartment, as it’s a fairly steep climb.

VIEW FROM THE STREET IN FRONT OF OUR APARTMENT

ENJOYING OUR FREE HOT CHOCOLATE THAT ENDED UP COSTING TEN DOLLARS

 TUG BOAT THAT DETERIORATED IN THE TIME THE BANKRUPTCY CASE TOOK

GOOD THING THEY HAD THE SIGN OTHERWISE WE WOULD BE LOST

VIEW OF THE HARBOUR WITH A COUPLE OF CRUISE SHIPS IN THE BACKGROUND

Day 31 November 3 2026 Ushuaia Argentina

We left our rental apartment at 9 am and our taxi driver took us on a tour to the east of Ushuaia.  The tour included stops at a motorcycle museum where many people start the trip to Alaska.  They had Che Guevara's bike there. We also went to Garibaldi Pass that joins the roads between Chile and Argentina.  We stopped to drink water coming out of the side of a mountain and enjoy a small waterfall.  The day ended with boat tour to Isla Martillo to see penguins.  We were touring with the taxi driver for a full 9 hours.  

CHE GUEVARA'S BIKE

GARBALDI PASS

PUERTO PIRATA ALDEA DE PESCADORES

CASCADA DEL DUENDE

ISLA MARTILLO

ON THE WAY BACK FROM ISLA MARTILLO IN FULL WINTER GEAR

Day 30 Nov 2 2026 Ushuaia Argentina

We got out of the apartment late in the morning and walked to the museum, which used to be a prison. It now houses four separate museums: the Prison Museum, the Maritime Museum, the Antarctic Museum, and the Marine Art Museum. We spent a few hours exploring them. Afterwards, we walked to the Museo del Fin del Mundo and the Antigua Casa de Gobierno. Ushuaia is built on the side of a hill, and the one-kilometer distance from the museum to our hotel involves an elevation change of 80 meters.

TOURIST SIGN FOR USHUAIA FIN DEL MUNDO

A FOUR LEGGED EXPLORER OF ANTARCTIC

PRISON CELL BLOCK, IT MUST HAVE BEEN BRUTALLY COLD 

WE FOUND THE END OF THE RAINBOW ON THE WALK TO OUR HOTEL

Day 29 Nov 1 2026 Ushuaia Argentina

A taxi driver picked us up at 8:30 am and dropped us off at the End of the World Train, which was scheduled to depart at 9:30. The train was originally built as a prison transport, carrying prisoners to various work locations where they performed tasks such as cutting wood. The harvested wood and other resources were then brought back to Ushuaia. The prisoners contributed significantly to the construction of the original Ushuaia. After the train ride, the taxi picked us up and took us on a tour of Fin del Mundo National Park. Highlights of the tour included Bahia Ensenada, Lago Roca, Bahia Lapataia, Los Senderos de la Laguna Negra, Laguna Verde, Sendero de la Castorera, and the Fin del Mundo Post Office, located just in front of the entrance to the Antarctic.

RIO LAPATAIA

SENDA LA BALIZA

END OF THE PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY FROM ALASKA

RIO LAPATAIA

ROCA LAKE

FIN DEL MUNDO POST OFFICE 

FORMER PRISONER WORK TRAIN NOW A TOURIST TRAIN

WHY NOT

LOOK AT THE TRAIN

TRAIN STOP TO VIEW A WATERFALL AND THE RIVER

Day 28 Oct 31 2026 El Calafate to Ushuaia Argentina

This is our last day in El Calafate, and we only had a few hours before our flight. We went for a walk to the museum, which showcased local history, some of it older than other. We returned to the hostelería, where the owner, who also served as our taxi driver, took us to the airport for our flight to Ushuaia. Upon arriving in Ushuaia, we began planning what to do the next day. We were very fortunate to get in touch with the taxi driver who had transported us from the airport to our hotel. He offered to take us to the train and drive us around the park. We arranged the taxi at 11 PM and were picked up the next morning at 8:30 AM.

EL CALAFATE HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION CENTER

A COUPLE OF DINOSAURS

HOPE IT IS NOT HUNGRY

Day 27 Oct 30 2026 El Calafate Argentina

We took a tour to the Glaciar Perito Moreno which is about 80 km from El Calafate.  Even though we are traveling outside of Canada to avoid the snow and cold, it was very interesting and beautiful to see the mountains and the glacier.  We were lucky enough to see some fairly large ice burgs get calved. 

VIEW OF AN ICEBERG FROM THE BOAT

A VERY GOOD PLACE TO WATCH THE GLACIER CALVE ICEBURGS

WHERE ARE WE?

GLACIAR PERITO MORENO

LOOK, MORE ICE

VIEW OF AN ICEBERG 

Day 26 Oct 29 2026 El Calafate Argentina

We took a tour the the La Leona Petrified Forest about 120 KM from El Calafate, it is a very cool, amazing landscape, I have seen nothing like it in the past.  We saw lots of guanacos, both dead and alive. The majority of the dead ones were from winter kill with a fair number of unfortunate ones that died caught in fencing.

 I LIKE THESE SIGNS

BEAUTIFUL RUGGED LANDSCAPE

ONE OF THE MANY PETRIFIED LOGS

EVY PLAYING PALEOBOTANIST

LA LEONA PETRIFIED FOREST

KIND OF FEELS LIKE SITTING ON A ROCK

LUCKY TO HAVE A FANTASTIC HUSBAND WHO LIKES TO TRAVEL

THE GREETER AT THE RESTAURANT, WE HAD TO STEP AROUND HIM TO GET IN