Museum of the end of the World Another route march into town this morning. It was a chilly, cloudy day, trying to rain as we walked into Ushuaia centre. Our first stop was the Museum of the end of the World. Telling Tierra del Fuego’s cultural and natural history. Signage…
It is quite nice to be in one place for a few days. We didn’t have to rush to get up and on the road. We spent the morning tidying up and doing some minor repairs and maintenance around Poki. After our usual cheese and tomato rolls for lunch, we…
We had a good night’s sleep, but in the morning the wind returned with a vengeance. Our camping spot wasn’t very sheltered and the Caranex was flapping like a mad thing. Fortunately, it seems to stand up reasonably well to wind. Better than can be said for rain. Heading for…
Monte Leon National Park Pleasingly the day dawned sunny. We’ll be able to go to the penguin colony after all. While Dennis started taking down the tent, I walked to the one toilet, only to find our camping neighbour using the sink to wash up his breakfast cooking utensils. Last…
We didn’t rush to get up, as today is a non-driving day. Our number one task is to get the laundry done. My wardrobe is exhausted. Dennis has more clothes than me, although he will deny it, but our bedding, towels etc are all in need of washing. We can’t…
Our overnight at the YPF fuel station in Las Heras passed without incident. Las Heras was a pretty dead beat town. The car park was large and not full of trucks. Several times a police car passed, which was reassuring. The wind dropped, but it rained during the night. Fortunately…
It seemed to be dark late this morning. The sun was hiding behind the mountains. It was chilly. 4 degrees in Poki, so not warm outside. I had left some underwear and socks hanging outside to dry overnight. Unsurprisingly, they were not dry, so had to be hung up in…
Our roadside camping spot proved peaceful. A couple of cars passed, after we first parked, then there was no other passing traffic. It rained heavily during the night and we had to close the roof vents. We were awake early. I was worrying the alarm wouldn’t go off. It did…
Packing up a wet and muddy tent, after picking off some giant slugs, wasn’t much fun. It rained again during the night, but was clearing when we got up. We went into Los Lagos to look for bread rolls. I was just coming out of the Panaderia, with the rolls,…
Leaving Salto del Lara. Last night, Google maps took us on a very long winded route via small gravel tracks to Camping La Isla. This morning we were back on Highway 5 within 5 minutes. However, this meant we passed nowhere to buy bread rolls for lunch. It has developed…