Day 2
Tuesday, December 31st, 2013
Steps Taken: 10,412
We arrived at the Buenos Aires airport at 5 am and had to walk over to another terminal. The terminal was very small and our flight to Ushuaia which was supposed to leave at 7:30 left around 8:30 after shuttle buses brought us to the plane.
The plane made one layover and then we landed in Ushuaia around 1:30pm. The airport felt like a ski lodge, which made it feel very comfortable at first, however three separate flights were waiting in the small baggage claim area. The body heat and lack of mobility was unbearable. This is the part of travel that I despise the most. It took almost an hour to get our bags. Once we had our bags, a G Adventures rep took us and two other passengers to the Hotel Albatross. (Insert "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" joke here). After dropping off the bags and showering the funk of being in the air for a whole day, we wandered around town.
The town was quaint and charming for "The End of the World", however by the time we got souvenirs and wanted dinner most of the places were closed or closing. It was difficult to find food so we settled on a local bodega. The ham and cheese quiche I had was good though when I asked the hotel if they could heat it up it took twenty minutes. It was worth it after eating airline foods and snacks the past day.
There wasn't much to do in town that night so we settled in and watched Harry Potter in Spanish until we all passed out. Happy New Year?
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