Date: 17th Jan, 2011
The day we arrived in Ushuaia happened to be my 31st b'day too. Thanks to Andy and the enthusiastic/friendly co-passengers on Akademik Ioffe, we had a great celebration the previous night on board the ship. I thoroughly enjoyed the party and ofcourse the drinks that flew through out the evening. While turning 31 is not very exciting, we were quite excited to get back on land to give the news of engagement to our parents/friends. We checked in at a cute B&B in Ushuaia and immediately headed out for some brunch. Andy was missing for some good hot chocolate that was never available during the entire duration of our trip.
Having already visited Ushuaia 2yrs ago, we decided to avoid all the touristy destinations and instead head towards the Tierra del Fuego national park for a hike. We hoarded an hourly van to reach the park. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon. Given that the sun sets at 11pm in this part of the world, we had plenty of time to finish the hike. It was a great hike, mostly in shade with wild rabbits along the path by the side of the Beagle channel. After 3hrs we arrived at a restaurant where we gladly tried several Argentinian empanadas and beer.
The host at the B&B where we were staying follows the custom of playing some Tango music for the guests accompanied by wine. We enjoyed the show before hitting the bed to wake up early for our flight to Buenos Aires in the morning. In the morning we head to the airport on time where we came across some of our friends from the expedition ship. The airport at Ushuaia looks like a cute wooden cottage that is maintained very nicely by the staff but the flight was delayed.
The rest of the journey back to San Francisco was smooth. We were quite surprised to see some great weather in San Francisco. Overall it was a great trip. As the cliche goes, All good things come to an end. I am left with a sinking feeling of all fun getting over and now it is time to get back to routine.
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