by Mark Butland | 24/11/2023 | Antarctica
This morning we packed our luggage, ready for the Ocean Endeavour, then headed into Ushuaia to pick up a few last-minute bits for the trip. In town we came across a mural of penguins painted on a wall, with a signpost reading “World’s End”. Lunch was at Ramos...
by Mark Butland | 23/11/2023 | Antarctica
Our second day in Ushuaia, often called the southernmost city in the world, started with breakfast and a lovely sunrise. Then we hopped into a local taxi and spent the day touring Tierra del Fuego National Park. Our stops included the post office at the End of the...
by Mark Butland | 22/11/2023 | Antarctica
We landed at Ushuaia airport at 10.10am on the flight from Buenos Aires, a non-stop hop of about 3 hours 40 minutes, and our transfer took us to the Wyndham Garden Ushuaia Hotel del Glaciar. We’d arrived a few days before the ship sailed on purpose, so there’d be no...
