ubeetrip: Ushuaia

Main

Route: Santiago, Valparaiso, San Antonio, Puerto Montt, Castro, Puerto Chacabuco, Chilean fjords, Punta Arenas, Ushuaia, Puerto Williams, Drake Passage, Antarctica I, Antarctica II, Antarctica III, Antarctica IV, Antarctica V, Drake Passage, Falkland Islands, Argentine Sea (South Atlantic Ocean), Puerto Madryn, Montevideo, Buenos Aires - ship Ms. Zaandam.

Places: Beagle Channel, Alberto de Agostini National Park, Gordon Island, Ventisquero Espana Glacier, Romanche Glacier, Holanda Glacier, Ventisquero Holanda Glacier Lighthouse, Punta Yámana Lighthouse, Cordillera Darwin, Ushuaia, Martial Mountains, Les Éclaireurs Lighthouse.

Wildlife & flora: Imperial shag, Black-browed albatross, Southern Giant-Petrel, Kelp gull (Southern black-backed gull), Sealion.

⏳ Dec 2018

Beagle Channel

Navigating between Alberto de Agostini National Park (at north) and Gordon Island (at south).

Ventisquero Espana Glacier

Romanche Glacier

Holanda Glacier

Imperial shag

Holanda Glacier & Ventisquero Holanda Glacier Lighthouse

Black-browed albatross

Southern Giant-Petrel

Punta Yámana Lighthouse

Cordillera Darwin

The Cordillera Darwin is an extensive mountain range mantled by an ice field that is located in Chile.

Ushuaia, AR

Ushuaia is a resort town in Argentina. It's located on the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, the southernmost tip of South America, nicknamed the “End of the World.” The windswept town, perched on a steep hill, is surrounded by the Martial Mountains and the Beagle Channel. It's the gateway to Antarctica cruises and tours to nearby Isla Yécapasela, known as “Penguin Island” for its penguin colonies. ― Google

This time we passed the cruise terminal...

Southern Giant-Petrel

Imperial shag

Kelp gull (Southern black-backed gull)

Southern Giant-Petrel

Finally, approaching again to dock; there is another ship already docked on the left.

We were happy, but after that approach, the ship suddenly begins to go in the opposite direction. We got an announcement from Captain, something like this: because of bad weather prognosis, we will not stop at Ushuaia!!! We continued on the Beagle Channel to Puerto Williams but no signs of bad weather...

We planned a trip to Martial Glacier (or Cerro del Medio or Tierra del Fuego National Park), but they will be for next time maybe.