Our first day after we landed in Ushuaia we met up with Ben's cousin and her boyfriend who arrived a day earlier. As soon as we all got together we walked around and found a tour company and booked a hiking and kayaking excursion. Ushuaia was actually really nice and we had a decent dinner and some drinks with some fellow backpackers from Brazil.
The next day we woke up really early and headed out on our tour. We started off by driving into the national park, which was about an hour from our hostel, and once we arrived at the trail and met our guide we enjoyed some spectacular views of the Beagle Canal (check it out on the map below).
We hiked for a few hours then stopped and enjoyed an incredible lunch prepared by one of the other guides from the company. After lunch we headed out on kayaks and paddled for about an hour. Although the kayak portion of the excursion was pretty short, it was fun and we saw some amazing birds along the shore of the Canal. After we finished paddling we wound up at the very end of the Pan-American highway where we hung out a bit with the other people in our group and our guides. We actually managed to see a motorist club that had driven their 1950's convertibles all the way down from Buenos Aires.
The nexy day was rainy and nasty so we decided to take it easy and hang out around town.
The next day we woke up first thing and set out on a Jeep tour. There were eight of us in the Jeep in total and the four of us were crammed into the "backseat," which was basically a converted trunk with tiny benches. It was pretty crazy and our guide made a point of making sure that we got the full 4x4 experience. We stopped at a vewipoint overlooking Escondido Lake and hung out for a bit. After that we drove down to the coast and actually drove along the shore, and even in the water for a bit (I posted a video earlier where you can see what I mean). After a while we stopped and did a short hike which ended at a cabin on the water which is where we ate lunch and rested for a while. Afterwards we headed back to our hostel and rested before dinner. For dinner we enjoyed a massive and delicious serving of stone crab which Tierra Del Fuego is
known for.
The next day we took a chairlift to the base of a glacier just outside fo town, then hiked for about an hour alongside the glacier. It was actually a very nice short hike that ended with a tremendous view of Ushuaia. That night we headed to the airport and caught out flight to Buenos Aires.
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