ANTARCTIC AHOY

We arrived at the airport in El Chalten 1.5 hours before our flight as recommended. We stood forever  in a line that grew ever longer with no sign of any airline staff to check us in. Thirty minutes before our flight we were reconciled to the fact that there must be another Aerolineas Argentina's strike of some description. We were feeling thankful that we have given ourselves two days to arrive in Ushuaia. THEN....suddenly there was some action and movement. We got checked in, on the plane and it actually took off on time. We were very happy to see Ushuaia from the air.

At the port we saw the G Aventures Ship anchored waiting for it's new engine.It is the red ship.

We also saw the St Christopher wreck and hoped that our trip woudl have a happy ending.

One of the things that we did in town was to find parkas to rent. On our original trip, parkas were provided. We found some for US$40 each or at the blue rate US$28 each for the 10 days.

We spent our days in Ushuaia hking. The first day we hiked in Tierra del Fuego National Park

The second day we hiked to the Martial Glacier for views of town.

In one hour we board our ship. We will have no internet for the next 10 days. Steve will try to send out a few SPOT messages but the SPOT has had some issues sending messages. Here is a view of the ship . It is the closest ship to the shore on the left of the dock.