Ushuaia, Argentina
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Majestic views in Beagle Channel and Ushuaia Bay
Fin Del Mundo Post Office has water access to Beagle Channel
Sign at Post Office at the End of the World
Post Office at the End of the World
Brian mailing postcards to our grandchildren from Fin del Mundo, End of the World.
Hiking in Tierra del Fuego on the coastal trail.
Tierra del Fuego-a bay on the coastal trail. We saw an otter here, but no photos.
Tierra del Fuego coastal trail view.
Margaret & Gwen on the coastal trail in Tierra del Fuego.
Horses were roaming loose in Tierra del Fuego.
A view of Lake Roca near the visitor's center in Tierra del Fuego.
A view of Lake Roca near the visitor's center in Tierra del Fuego.
The narrow gauge train at the end of the world.
Our friends on the train. (Tik tok'er, Amike Oosthuizen and her family.
Where we had lunch in Ushuaia.
Wall art in Ushuaia, which once was a penal colony.
A funny gift store in Ushuaia.
Wall art in Ushuaia.
A monument in Ushuaia.
Our ship with 2 other Antartica explorer ships in port at Ushuaia.
Ushuaia is a beautiful port city with dramatic mountains all around.
Ushuaia- another view.
Ushuaia-the old penal colony barracks.
Ushuaia -another view.
Going out on a boat trip to see penguins. The mountains surrounding Ushuaia are gorgeous!
A single Cormorant
Sea Lions, "You're touching me again!"
Sea Lions watching others
A Sea Lion on guard
Sea Lions always seem to be nipping at each other
Sea Lions playing in the water
Sea Lions at the Light House in Beagle Channel
Island in Beagle Channel covered in Sea Lions and Cormorant birds
Sea Lions in Beagle Channel
Light house in Beagle Channel
On our excursion to see the penguins.
Albatross bird with a tuber beak
Can you tell the difference between the Cormorant birds and the Magellanic penguins?
Magellanic and Gentoo penguins
A solitary King penguin moving up the hill
A solitary King penguin
Young Magellanic penquins with nothing to do.
Magellanic penguins, "How's the water?"
Gentoo penguins
Magellanic penguins gossiping about the newcomer.
Magellanic penguins about to go into the water
Magellanic penguin
A Magellanic penguin gathering
Very young penguins with fur coats
Juvenile penguins have a softer less defined coat
Ushuaia is the closest port for smaller ships to head into Antarctica