Río Grande, Argentina

I thought I would struggle to write anything for today, as it was a epic 10 hour bus trip from Punta Arenas to Ushuaia. It was actually ok, and fairly eventful. First we set off early, me wheeling my rucksack whilst justin carried his (some of my stuff fitting into his pack nicely) to the bus station. Boarded into our seats, with plenty of snacks to hand of course and we were off. Worth mentioning that this epic trip was driven by one driver and cost equivalent of £40, didn’t think £4 an hour was too bad. We drove onto a ferry about 2 hours in to cruise across Magellan strait, nice to stretch our legs and grab a coffee. The scenery is mainly flat against a blue sky with amazing cloud formations, see lots of guanaco, rhea, foxes and birds. Boarder crossing at San Sebastian was interesting, first the Chilean and then about 1km up the road is the Argentinian. We get off the bus each time and once through both it becomes clear one of the girls has a visa issue. We all go back to the Chilean side so she can access Wifi to download her visa to present to the Argentinian immigration. I knew this girl was trouble when she got on the bus with furry stripped gloves and indexed coloured notebook!!! So, actually crossed the border 3 times before getting everyone through and back on track. About 2 hours in or 1 hour from Ushuaia the scenery changed to become mountains and really stunning lakes, road got a bit winding as we dropped in to Ushuaia and the most southerly city on earth. No problems finding the hotel before a quick bowl of pasta and bed. Prices are way more down here, so need to be careful. Using this post to reflect a little on Chile. Friendly people, speak fast Spanish with slang terms. Never felt unsafe and really easy to travel around. Amused a lot by their obsession with providing a receipt, slow walking pace and pedestrian priority at all times. Food is often sweet with Dulce del leche (caramel) everywhere, even on toast for breakfast! General food is meat or cheese based and is more bland than I was expecting.