Scenery, But No Penguins

Our ship left The Falkland Islands a day early.  Gale force winds were expected the next day, making it dangerous to navigate the waters there.  It was not an easy decision to make, I am sure, but safety comes first.  This mean that I did not get to go out to see the penguins.  I was disappointed, and so were many passengers, but I am glad that Viking takes safety seriously.  As a result, we sailed into Beagle Channel during the morning.  Even though it was cloudy, the mountains are stunning.

Ushuaia, Argentina, bills itself as "the end of the world" and even has a museum named that.











The city is a mixture of the old and new, sometimes even in the same building.
Some old buildings are deserted and should be torn down, while tall new buildings go up next door.

Nuestra Senora de la Merced

Penguin merchandise is everywhere

We had cool temperatures, sunny skies and rain at the same time.  It is a lot warmer than parts of the USA right now, but winter will come.

Ushuaia, Argentina, surrounded by mountains, is a long way from everywhere but only about 625 miles from Antarctica.












Darrell took a train ride into Tierra del Fuego National Park,
but more about that in the next post.

The view from our stateroom balcony.