Another late start. We didn’t leave the campsite until midday. A very different day’s drive. Scenically we are in the mountains again, among thick pine forests. Now it is pretty much mid-summer so there is only snow on the highest peaks. It is a very different road to the flat,…
In Perito Moreno Today was a slow day. It wasn’t intentional, it just turned out that way. We were reluctant to get up, so by the time we had had breakfast, showered, packed up and Dennis had replenished our water supply, it was 11.20. We had quite a long drive,…
Leaving El Chalten As Dennis mentioned in yesterday’s blog, we had decided to go to the view point to photograph Mount Fitz Roy this morning, as last night the sun had been completely in the wrong position. Sadly when we arrived there, the view was rather disappointing. In the winter,…
El Calafate We were lucky. The day dawned warm and sunny. Perfect weather for viewing the glacier. First we drove into town to see if we could find a tyre pressure gauge at Ferreteria Yamat. No luck there, though. Next we needed fuel. The gas station in the centre of…
Pehoe Camping We didn’t stay up to see the new year in. However, we were woken at about 2am by our neighbours slamming car doors. Very inconsiderate of them, we thought. They had arrived late in the evening and had asked if they could park next to us and put…
Leaving the Beach. We were surprised to find, on waking, that it was 08.10. We had slept well. However, we had been woken in the night, not by the alarm from the shack behind us, as we feared, but by a thunderstorm and rain. On looking out of Poki into…
The day dawned bright and we were soon up, packed and on our way into Ushuaia. Being a Sunday, the town was dead and most shops closed. We could see our ship S H Vega moored at the dockside, but we coudn’t board until after 2.30pm. We arrived at Wayfinder’s…
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…