Today we went to The End of the World! The tourist office suggested that the best and cheapest way to get there was via rental car, but we quickly shot that idea down. thetwinsontour do not drive in foreign countries! (that is until I can convince my sister to drive in Ireland. I’ve heard it’s not so bad.) After a lot of consultations with the tourist information office we decided it was best to take a bus to our destination. It was only 700 pesos each round trip which is about $18.

We took a bus to the end of the world, and then we hiked back to civilization! It was so amazing– we were totally one with nature. Yes, we hiked for at least an hour– all the way back to the first bus stop. Mostly on the road, but the road was part of the trail. We had trouble finding the rest of the trail because some of the signs were missing. And then we caught back up with the trail, but it was super muddy and we kept to the road. We didn’t bring any extra shoes with us due to lack of luggage space, so we needed to keep our shoes mud free. Anyways, we saw some beautiful views, a whole family of ducks, and apparently Chile way off in the distance. So close, but so so far away.

Since we were at the end of the world, we decided that we might as well take the train to the end of the world as well. Trust me– that is about as thrilling as it sounds. We rode in this itty bitty steam train listening to audio about the founding of Ushuaia– it started out as a penal colony– and they made the prisoners clear cut the forest for firewood. The tree stumps are still there, so you can tell based upon the height of the tree if it was cut in winter or summer.

The owner of the Airbnb where we stayed also owns a pizzeria. He stopped by to check on us and told us he would send us some empanadas around 9:30. Yes, that is late, but it’s never too late for empanadas. He sent us a dozen different empanadas–a whole pizza box full of them. They were so delicious! The chicken one was my favorite. We couldn’t eat them all, so it’s a good thing we have a fridge and microwave for leftovers! These are the best empanadas in Ushuaia and are NASA approved. Apparently NASA was down here a year ago and they stopped for empanadas every single day. Being scientists, they also made a chart of empanada flavors. Chicken was NASA’s favorite empanada flavor too. You know what we always say, if its good enough for NASA, it’s good enough for thetwinsontour.

Love,

thetwinsontour