Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Argentina.... what an address!A quaint village in arguably one of the most beautiful harbors in the world. It is from here that we took off for the Antarctica. This is not just a port, however, this town deserves a blog of it´s own. We arrived by bus from Punta Arenas on Boxing Day. The twelve hour bus ride took us across to Tierra del Fuego (island of fires). On the crossing we were thrilled to find a pod (or is it a s...

At this point in our journey I´m taking some time to reflect on the last couple of weeks in Chile.We have crossed the boarder to Argentina as I write this with our next journey to begin in Ushuaia.Back to Chile.... just what is up with the Canadian Beaver and the European Rabbit? And why don´t they have any vegetables on your dinner platae?And just how do they make such good red wine when there seems to be little appreciation for the fruits of other vines (or ...

Said goodbye to new friends on Navimag & made our way through the quaint town of Puerto Natales to the bus station. We are on a mission to get the bus to get to the catamaran that takes us across Lago Pahoe to the Paine Grande Lodge. A mission with a purpose!! We are booked in and paid for the next three nights!Until you get to a town you have no idea how easy or hard it will be to find the bus station. In this case it was a no brainer and we actually had tim...

From almost snow to full sun, calm winds to raging white caps... a typical few days (apparently) in Southern Patagonia.Fortunately Navimag Ferry left on the day it was supposed to... if not the correct hour. The few weeks before us had seen delays from high winds, broken boats and even a the captain having a heart attack. We were "So Lucky Passengers" because our crossing was pretty smooth. The ferry was to leave at 4PM but didn´t arrive in port till 1PM. By ...

The journey from Punta Aranas to Chiloe (chill-oh-ay) Island was pretty straightforward.... no side of the road drop offs this time. Saw lots of penguins and sea lions on the ferry crossing.When we arrived in Castro (a town in the center of the island) we had no map and little functioning sense of direction. Good thing it is easy to find the plaza. Usually they are next to the Church which was the case here. However, our guide book said there was a tourist in...