Fin del Mundo

Ushuaia bills itself as Fin del Mundo -- the End of the World. It's the southernmost city in the world and 6,500 miles south of our home in Virginia. After leaving the airport, we took a brief tour on the bus and stopped at a couple of lookouts, but I think the main purpose of our tour was to delay arrival to the ship as they were still getting it ready.

This is a panoramic view of the city with snow-capped mountains surrounding it. Because we're now in the southern hemisphere, the seasons are opposite so we will soon experience the summer solstice and the longest daylight of the year here.  The Antarctic peninsula is the closest portion of the continent to Ushuaia and is another 700 miles further south.  While we won't have 24 hours of sunlight, it will likely be at least 20 hours and may not fully get dark if there are clear skies.

We checked into our cabin and delayed exploring the ship so we could venture into town for a couple of hours and experience Ushuaia.  We found a small artisan market where local artists made and displayed their works for sale, and we picked up some small souvenirs to display at home.  Bryan also found some pins to add to his collection.

The high temperature here was about 50 degrees Fahrenheit so still very pleasant to be out and about.  We know the temps will get colder the further south we go, but happy we didn't have to bundle up today to do our exploring.