El Calafate and Ushuaia
Tuesday, 23 March 2010 00:00
With Wendy's time in South America growing short (some people have to work), we decided to leave the bike in Bariloche and join the jetset tourists for a quick flight to El Calafate.
We rented a car at the airport which seemed to agree with Wendy
And gave me time to play with toys on the way to the Puerto Moreno Glacier.
The Puerto Moreno Glacier is is 30km long and fed by the Southern Patagonia ice field; the third largest freshwater reserve in the world.
While we were there, this piece decided to take a swim! Quite a boom was followed by the wave action.
On the way back to El Calafate, I got an idea of what the roads would look like down in Patagonia
After El Calafate, it was off to Ushuaia.
With the goal to see penguins, but first it was a stop for sea lions.
and Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse
Then, we arrived at the penguin rookery.
So, I made it to Ushuaia! And not only that, but while I was there, I checked out my next ride.
We even stopped in front of the city hall and watched a local protest.
The next morning, we had time to visit the prison built in Ushuaia during the first half of the 20th century. The Argentine government wanted to increase the population, so it seemed like a good idea to build a prison since no one else wanted to live here.
Then it was off to Buenos Aires so that Wendy could catch the flight home and I returned to Bariloche to pick up the Beast.
But what now? I’ve been to Ushuaia, so where to go next?