On to Ushuaia

Day three started off with nice weather like the others and was going fine until we checked in for our flight to Ushuaia. When I started the process the gate agent informed me that my camera bag was too heavy for carry on and that it would have to be checked. They did not have a limit on checked bags so I ended up with three. Needless to say, I was petrified at the thought of sending the $12K worth of photo gear off into the bowels of Buenos Aires’ local airport baggage system. It is what it is and I can only hope it arrives in Ushuaia. I did get a plastic shrink wrapping of the entire bag that provides some sense of security but only some.

 

Our flight down was uneventful and all our luggage showed up with my camera bag being one of the last ones off. We were picked up at the airport by the travel company and taken to our hotel for the first of two nights in Ushuaia. Tomorrow we will stay at another hotel that will be our first night of the 15 day South Georgia Expedition. Because we will have a full day to ourselves we rented a car and will take a road trip tomorrow to the Tiera Del Fuego National Park. The weather was very nice when we arrived but is currently raining and predicted for Sunday.

 

For our last non-covered meal we went to a fantastic seafood restaurant where we had king crab served in a sauteed fashion. All in all the food has been great and the sights so far have been incredible.

 

And what trip with Al and Marty wouldn't be complete without some bird shots. These were hanging around the harbor and do look different from our varieties.