USHUAIA IS A FRONTIER TOWN that grew from a penal colony to a city that caters to Antarctic tourism.
Once home to the hardest of men and a handful of women who opted for a new life as prisoners and settlers at the foot of the jagged Monte Martial, Ushuaia (oosh-wya) is a breath of fresh glacial air after the grime of Buenos Aires.
It´s the southernmost city in the world, and there are t-shirts proclaiming ´El Fin del Mondo´ (the End of the World) should you lose your bearings. It´s also a very nice place to enjoy fresh crabs, scallops, and Argentinian wine.
By breakfast tomorrow morning the Professor Molchanov will be waiting for us in a harbour as still as the Drake Passage - all 800km of it - is tulmultuous.
Once home to the hardest of men and a handful of women who opted for a new life as prisoners and settlers at the foot of the jagged Monte Martial, Ushuaia (oosh-wya) is a breath of fresh glacial air after the grime of Buenos Aires.
It´s the southernmost city in the world, and there are t-shirts proclaiming ´El Fin del Mondo´ (the End of the World) should you lose your bearings. It´s also a very nice place to enjoy fresh crabs, scallops, and Argentinian wine.
By breakfast tomorrow morning the Professor Molchanov will be waiting for us in a harbour as still as the Drake Passage - all 800km of it - is tulmultuous.
In the photo, my room-mate and new friend Tricia Walbridge - Victoria University Foundation Director.
6 comments:
HI - THIS IS A TEST FROM TARA - DAUGHTER OF BARRY DOYLE
HI,
Have a wonderful trip. I will be following your adventure with great interest.
My dad Barry Doyle has been wanting to do a trip like this for 50 years.
He was telling me last week how he helped get ready the ship Sir Hillary set out on 50 years ago, and that he despartely tried to get aboard.
Tell Peter to bring him back safely, and not to let him take over the lectures!!!!
Tell Barry that Ciaran and Isla already miss him and that they would like a photo of Sanat's elfs or Rudolph the reindeer.
Thanks Tara
Thanks Tara
Best wishes to you all as you head into the Drake Passage and beyond tomorrow. We will follow your progress wth great interest. Our special wishes to Andrea and Joy.
Nancy and Graham Cochrane
Hi,
Wishing you all the very best of journeys south and especially across the Drake Passage! We know you are going to have a fantastic time.
Best wishes to Peter, Dan and all on board, especially Fran Kell and Jan Griffin.
Cheers,
Mike and Leigh Cavanagh
Best wishes as you navigate the Drake passage. This is a trip I hope to do myself someday, but in the meantime I am enjoying 'travelling' it through your blog.
Please give my warm regards to Alan Graham (and Liz) and tell him I hope his Sealegs etc are either working or are not needed.
Mary Green
WOW! The End of the World! Enjoy it!
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