This morning we had a not so early breakfast followed by a short bus ride from the Valley of Terra Mejor and into the Ushuaia. Our third time back we felt like natives. Once in the city center we picked up our guide for the park tour. His name is Mingo and he has been in Ushuaia for 27 years. He spoke perfect English. We were taken directly to our hotel, the Los Lagos Hosteria were we left our bags. Next we drove further south to Tierra Del Fuego National Park were we got out of the van and started our hike for the day. Bright blue skies, warm breeze. A perfect day. We walked though two different ego systems looking at the various trees, shrubs and flowers. Four varieties of orchids...yes, orchids in Antarctic Argentina...truly beautiful. We had our picnic lunch on the beach of Bahia Encenada and got our passports stamped from the world's farthest south post office. What a hoot.
Then it was back to town where we boarded a four hour cruise of Beagle Channel and the channel islands, We saw cormorants, seals, and lots of birds. We landed on one of the small islands and visited a couple of archeological digs. Very interesting. Then back to port.
At about 7:30 we walked to dinner at the only Chinese restaurant in Ushuaia were we were treated to not only a full Asian style buffet with octopus, squid, fish, and mussels along with the usual sweet and sour this and that but also a full Patagonian grill with meats, lamb, and sausages. Yikes, another huge meal.
Tonight we said goodbye to our guide Nicholas at dinner. Even though we would see him again at the airport we wanted our last evening to be special. He was given a huge tip which he appreciated very much and it was cute to see how big his eyes got when he saw the amount. He was a special young man and he took VERY good care of us all.Then off to bed and one more day of shopping before Christmas.
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