The Cliffhanger Resolved
The Cliffhanger Resolved
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Embracing the unexpected...that is the expedition way. The hotel turned out to be on the shore of the Beagle Channel with nothing but a 2 foot high wooden post fence to separate me from the sea.When last I wrote I left you wondering if I were going to crash or be captivated by views from my hilltop hotel. Neither happened. Embracing the unexpected...that is the expedition way. The hotel turned out to be on the shore of the Beagle Channel with nothing but a 2 foot high wooden post fence to separate me from the sea.
The dining room with a 20 foot soaring ceiling and picture windows that stopped just a foot from the ground provide a 180 degree aspect. To the east were the lights of the airport causeway sparkling. To the west mountains. and in front...Chile and the channel. When I sat down to eat at 21:30 local time, dusk was providing a contrast between the lights, the water and the sky. By the time I finished darkness was complete.
We arrived to an overcast sky. The pilot had to land with instruments. If you don´t know Ushuaia, it is a piece of cake. Sometime ignorance is bliss. When I stepped outside this morning, my first complete day in Ushuaia, the sun shone and the snowcovered mountains were sparkling. Seabirds lined the shore and a seal was chasing something just off the coast. The tide was turning.
The first word out of my mouth was WOW, then I said Oh My Goodness, when I understood the skill required to land safely in thick cloud. Snow has been falling off and on for the past two weeks. Ushuaians tell me - everyone I´ve met since arrival - ¨This isn´t typical weather for November.¨ I think I´ll believe them, because the daffodils are in bloom and all the flowering trees have buds on them.
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I took this trip in Nov. 04. It was an experience of a life time. No where else on earth will compare, you are in for an adventure of a lifetime. Do everything they offer even to the hot water bath dug into the earth. enjoy the animals and birds, I just returned from New Zealand and Australia and got to see the Little Penquins that come ashore in the land below Melbourne. Take lots of pictures and watch for the hugh jellyfish. Donna