The End of the World

Trip Start Dec 07, 2007

Trip End Dec 25, 2007

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Flag of Argentina Ushuaia, Argentina
Monday, December 17, 2007

We'll have a short stop here, but long enough to get in some excursions. Some people are taking the city tour, others going to see penguins, sailing the Beagle Channel or go horseback riding. We're taking the Train at the End of the World.

This has got to be some of the narrowest gauge rail that I have seen. It looks like the cars could topple over. We traveled into the Tierra del Fuego National Park and to the terminus of the rail line. From there, we boarded coaches to Ensenada Bay, overlooking the very windy Beagle Channel, then on to the Horse Riding club and a small snack and gaucho show. Then back to the boat, with no time for shopping or anything else.

Now it's on to Punta Arenas.

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Heading for Ushuaia	This boat didn't make it	On the rocks	Man-made channel marker
Penguins on shore	Heading into Ushuaia	Entering Ushuaia	The city spreads before us
Flanking the southerly mountain range	Ushuaia harbour	Residential area of Ushuaia	Abandoned mining enterprise
Arriving at the Train at the End of the World	Green train arriving, Red train leaving	Leaving the station	Over the river and around the bend
Stopping at Macarena Falls	One of the conductors	Our rail car	Two trains headed west
Macarena Falls	Pulling away from Macarena Falls	Over the River and onto the passing siding	Entering Tierra del Fuego National Park
Camilla passing	The little steam engine	National Park terminus	Preparing for the return trip
Ensenada Bay - high winds	Ensenada Bay and the Beagle Channel	Gaucho show at the Riding Club	Student gaucho show
One of the boys struts his stuff	The Europa at dock	MV Fram takes tourists to Antarctica	Training sail ship - Europa
The Fram ready to head to Antarctica	Heading up the Beagle Channel