After a 36 hour travel day to reach “El Fin del Mundo”, we touch down at 7:15am between snow capped peaks and the port town of Ushuaia, Argentina. Despite being groggy, I dropped off my bags at my cute hostel & knew exactly where I was heading to explore.
Luckily my daily Spanish lessons over the last 3 years paid off, as I was able to exchange for the local currency in pesos & buy a quick 7km bus ticket to the Tierra del Fuego National Park. I chose the furthest drop point at Bahia Lapataia to enjoy 3 easy hikes along the extreme border of the Chilean mountains & the icy waterways pointing toward the vast, nothingness of Antarctica.
One of my favorite pastimes is to pick an epic lunch spot where I can enjoy a quiet snack & just soak it all in. I found just that in a multi-colored volcanic rock ledge overlooking the expansive bay.
It’s amazing what you can notice in your surroundings, if you purposefully take the time to just be:
- Soft ripples in the quiet lagoon
- Ducks flapping away chasing each other
- The mesmerizing crunch of the sand between the tourists’ hiking boots
- Splash of the birds diving down to catch dinner
- Wild horses grazing in the tall grass just offshore
I let my mind wander about the journey that lies ahead & slowly release my everyday worries (at least for a couple of weeks).
Bon voyage to the frozen tundra & to joining the 7th continent club!!! 🚢🇦🇶🧊🥶
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