The Land of Fire

Day 3
Wednesday, January 1st, 2014
Steps taken: 32,593

Our plan for the day was to trek through the Tierra Del Fuego National Park.  After breakfast, we took a bus to the park.  We could have taken a guided tour, but decided to go on our own.  We started with a few of the shorter paths, which were really nice because it consistently provided new views of the surrounding mountains.  There was even a small "End of the World" train that ran parallel to our first path.  The hikes were comprised of making Lord of the Rings references, discussing girl/guy problems, and fighting mosquitoes.  Many pictures were taken by all three of us.  Mutual friends will probably complain after looking at our facebooks.

The next trail we took was the coastal trail and this should have taken three hours, but turned into almost five with detours.  It was an arduous trail, but the ocean breeze and smells were invigorating.  I didn't like cleaning my glasses constantly, but I'm used to it.  By the end of the trail, my feet were getting sore and my body overall tired.  We walked a few more side paths until 6 and went to the cafeteria/bus stop to be picked up.  This was a load off because I was wiped out at this point.  I definitely recommend hiking the National Park if you're in Ushuaia.

We got back to the hotel at 8pm, but it was a good day of hiking.  One of the highlights was running into foxes.  One of them stole a bag with four loaves of bread from a campsite.  Good job, fox!

At the hotel, we went to the restaurant for dinner.  I had pumpkin soup and a salmon w/ veggies dish.  They both were tasty, but the salmon was a bit undercooked at first.

After dinner I went up to my room, met Percy from British Columbia, and then went to sleep to get ready for a morning hike and then boarding the ship for Antarctica.  Happy New Year!