Now back in Ushuaia after a wonderful cruise to the Antarctic peninsula. It seems like a different planet now. More details later when I get the pictures loaded. Yesterday hired a bike in Ushuaia for 40 pesos all day. Boarding plane to buenos aires now. Frank

Arrived Ushuaia, the most Southerly city in the world (pop approx 80,000) at 1600 today, after 4 nights in Santiago and one night in Buenos Aires. Both cities are very flat, but whereas Santiago is surrounded on all sides by mountains (and has a few hills within the city), Buenos Aires is flatter than Holland, and there are no hills within sight. The people in both cities also have a calmness about them which is unexpected given the Spanish heritage. More of th...