Ushuaia is the southernmost city in the world. It’s perched on a steep hill below the Martial Glacier and south of the Beagle Channel. I can see why its a town that attracts tourist interested in fishing, hiking and the great outdoors.
We walk off the ship and got a private guide to take us to Tierra Del Fuego National Park. It was a beautiful day and the guide told us that it was a rare to have sunshine and no rain.
We went on a short walk in the woods and also saw the southernmost post office. Lot’s of people buy a postcard and mail to friends and family. Some even mail it to themselves.
The Train of the End of the World draws a lot of tourist (we took a pass). It was orginally a train used by prisoners to transport timber.
I thought this was a fun tour bus. In the early 1900’s Ushuaia had a large prison. The prisoners built the streets, the bridges, and many public buildings. There are tours around town and in the prison, which is now a museum.
On the way back to the port I did a little shopping at the handicraft fair. It had lots of artists and craftsman who were busy making and selling – yes I did buy a few things. Including a t-shirt that boasts “The End of the World.”
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