After a 14 hr overnight bus ride, I arrived at Mendoza and checked in at the Hostel suits Mendoza. Took an organised vino tour to explore this Malbec vineyard country. We first went to an olive farm, which is also a big agricultural export for Argentina. We went to a medium sized vineyard and to a family run vineyard which was more intimate and had really interesting blends. Pedro the owner and winemaker made a family blend where he made a blend dedicated to ...

Can't believe it's time to exit this most scenic paradise for a full-on travel day. Took the Aerolineas Argentinas flight to Buenos Aires where I booked my bus ticket to Mendoza. I boarded the 8pm overnight coach which is due to arrive in Mendoza at 10:45. Rona stayed a few more days in Ushuaia and Leanne is exploring Buenos Aires. We are due to meet again at Uguazu falls.

Tierra del Fuego is the national park in Ushuaia, the Beagle river runs through there. Our 3 hour hike along the coast line was again beyond description, just plain amazing. It seems that black and white are the colours of the area as there were loads of white swans with black necks, really interesting. I fell in love with Ushuaia and it's people. So now that I have the stamp of the southernmost city in the world in my passport it may mean I'll have free passag...

Another early start, 6:45 bus to Ushuaia. Again the was had great views. We had to make a ferry crossing. Half way across there were three black and white dolphins showing off their jumping and swimming skills next to the boat. I have never seen black and white dolphins before so had me pretty excited! Arrived just before 20:00 in Ushuaia to no accommodation as all the online places were booked out. It was answered prayer when the second place we went to had pl...

Seeing that Patagonia is also Gaucho country and my love for horses, horseback riding was a must. We went to a local Estancia (Ranch) where a group of 6 of us went up into the mountains on horseback to admire the incredible panorama of mountains and the pacific ocean below. We went along the ledge of the mountain and on some gruellingly steep parts, pretty sure this ride would not happen in a 1st world country due to health and safety. This made the trip even m...