One of my most memorable landings was flying from El Calafate (which was an amazing place in and of itself) and landing in Ushuaia, Argentina.
I have always known that I wanted to travel to the ends of the earth and had already scoped out a few places to keep on my radar – Kiribati Islands anyone?
Then it just so happened that quite a few seasons ago on The Amazing Race, teams traveled to Ushuaia. I immediately fell in love and knew I would have to get to the southernmost city one day.
Somewhere in the air, I just couldn’t believe we were finally heading there! The flight was just about an hour from El Calafate and I couldn’t wait to land! I felt like a little kid, I was so giddy with excitement. Because Ushuaia is basically surrounded by mountains and water the scenery that you can see on the descent into town is amazing!
When we landed, I couldn’t wait to get off the plane. I was just absolutely and completely in jaw-dropping awe that we had arrived at the ‘end of the world.’
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November 3rd, 2011 at 10:59 am
Looks awesome. Post more photos 🙂 – Go on any hikes?
November 3rd, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Yes, we did lots of hiking!
The biggest hike we took was the Perito Moreno Glacier — check out this post — http://bit.ly/txIKok
This post goes on about the glacier hike and my (well worth it) injury that I had to tend to on the road — http://bit.ly/schOns
Here’s another hike — but this post is mostly about the scenery seen on the chairlift rides — http://bit.ly/s6tqb4
And…since the pain I sustained on the glacier did not lessen a month after our return — http://bit.ly/tRlv0W
If you want more photos than what I have shared on the blog, I can send you the long album (500+ pics), or the ‘best of’ album (65 pics)
Let me know if you need any help as you plan your Patagonian adventure!