Today the bus actually turned up. Admittedly it was late as some earlier passengers were late leaving their hotel. We just had to wait in the rain but the driver did apologise on their behalf.

The Parque Nacional is only about 12 km form Ushuaia so it didn't take long to reach. we bought tickets at the station and board the rain which is a 500mm gauge and not the original gauge which was 600mm.

The tren al Fin del Mundo was originally built to carry the prisoners from the gaol we visited yesterday into the forests to do logging. On the way we had a commentary about the harsh regime they worked in. Originally the carriages were open to the elements and Kevin had the idea that they should recreate this experience and let tourists wear the striped uniforms and shackles.

The train doesn't go far so they have created a stop to justify the charge. The train followed the Rio Pipo, allegedly named after an escapee who drowned in it.

We moved on to Lago Roca and stared across to the Chilean half of Tierra del Fuego. Then we went to the park HQ for a coffee and a cake - or more exactly Joan bought a cake because Kevin didn't want one, and he then ate half of it!!

There were some wild horses, one with a foal which seemed quite tame.

Finally we went to the end of the Ruta 3 which originated in Buenos Aires, nearly 4000 km to the north. It is one of two classic road trips in Argentina. The other is the Ruta 40 which we did a few years ago. Here is the link to the blog:

http://joannieandkevin.blogspot.com.ar/ 2009/12/sunday-13th-december.html

It seems we might need to come back to do the Ruta 3!!