Here we go again! Ushuaia (part 1/2)

Here we go again! Holiday time!

After about a 40 hour transit (Mel to Auckland to Buenos Aires to Ushuaia) we have made it! Flights are flights and airports are airports but it's over for now. 

Welcome to Ushuaia!

At the bottom of Argentina, this is where most antarctic cruises leave from.

We landed about 8.30am on Sat 14 Dec looking and feeling like zombies. I envy people who can get restful sleep on a plane... I just can't do it. 

Arrived far too early to check in to the hotel so dumped bags and went wandering around town. About what I expected. Run down but charming in its own way. The outdoor gear stores and steakhouses seem to be doing the best.

Big antarctic boats! 

Got some breakfast at a cafe, did some browsing and got some sim cards sorted for data. I feel lost without an Internet connection. 

This first day has shown me how poor my Spanish really is. I mean I knew it was bad but the people here might as well have been speaking Klingon most of the time.

Back to the hotel for a nap then mum and I headed out to the shops and another wander. 

We find a nice looking place for dinner and had a couple of drinks at a bar nearby while we waited for Gail to join us.

Christopher steakhouse. OMG. The meat was amazing. Best steak I can remember having. Far now enjoyable than that wagyu I spent a shit load on a few years ago. 

Back home for a bottle of wine and a few laughs after dinner and we called it a night. 

Day 2 Mum and I went for a hike at the nearby Martial Glacier. Gail is nursing an injury so it was just the two of us. 

A cab up to the start of the Glacier hike, about 90 minutes up and an hour back. Not the most scenic walk but the views were very nice and it was great to stretch the legs after all the sitting time the previous day. 

Stopped for a beer at a cafe at the bottom of the trail then walked about 90 min down a lovely forest trail back to town. 

Another nap, a quick trek into town to pay for a tour and a bottle of wine filled the afternoon before dinner. 

Dinner was pizza at Doña Lupita, about 10 min walk from the hotel. Cool place, nice pizza. Good choice by Gail. 

And that's it for the first post of my new trip. I'm trying not to go into as much detail as last time because it just took too long.  I'll do a couple of days at a time. And keep it fairly high level with pictures. 

Chau for now!