Accommodations: Cilene Del Faro Hotel

We had a quick breakfast on the ship, and after saying goodbye to the wait staff, we left for a tour of Ushuaia. Before we left the ship, we had our passports stamped with the ship’s stamp as well as the stamp of Cape Horn.

Ushuaia is a resort town in Argentina. It’s located on the Tierra del Fuego archipelago and it is the southernmost city of the world, nicknamed the “End of the World.” It is bordered by the Martial Mountains and the Beagle Channel. It’s the gateway to Antarctica for expedition cruise ships and it is the city we departed from when we went to Antarctica.

We went around the city, stopping at a few key places as our local guide explained the history, etc. We stopped at the memorial to the men from Argentina who were killed in the Malvinas War, better known as the Falkland Islands war which began in April 2, 1982. The British captured some 11,400 Argentine prisoners during the war, all of whom were released afterward. Argentina announced that about 650 lives had been lost and the memorial lists all of their names. Britain won that war because the Argentinian troops were woefully unprepared.

We had lunch with a local family. Delicious lentil stew! Their home is absolutely beautiful with artifacts from all over the world. Gabby was such a welcoming hostess and she shared her story about her husband and daughters and her mother. Her daughters are ice skating medalists.

She talked about the economy in Argentina and about the inflation which is out of control.

It was a wonderful afternoon and a pleasure to meet her. This is what makes OAT so special. You meet with local people and have the opportunity to discuss and ask questions about their lives, etc. Nothing is ever off limits.

Gabby made a delicious appetizer as well as the lentil stew and a 2 milk cake and brownies, which Allan enjoyed. We all said we’d love the recipes and Jon told us they were all in the booklet that we were given at the beginning of the trip. What a great idea to be able to bring the cuisines home to enjoy!

We checked into our hotel and we have a suite with kitchenette, king bed, and sitting area, and it all overlooks the water. Wish we could stay a few more days.

Carnival is going on tonight so many of the restaurants were closed. We found a pizza place although hardly anyone was in it which is usually not a good sign. But it started to rain and we didn’t want to get caught in a downpour, so we went in. The mozzarella was very creamy, and that was the only good thing. The rest of the pizza was blah. Thick crust…and why do they think Americano pizza should have bacon and sunny side up eggs on it????? Yuck!!!!

We have a busy day tomorrow as we will be flying back to Buenos Aires.

Below are pics from the past few days.. as well as from today, since I finally have internet again.

Gabby’s beautiful home

The Malvinas War Memorial

The stamps were put in our passports.

Sailing Glacier Alley

Americano pizza. We’re not in New York anymore.