Ushuaia Continued...

Make sure you read the last one first!

When we returned to the train station, we found Quique Diaz (train owner) had left us a signed copy of the history of the "Fin del Mundo" (end of world) train. So cool.

Dinner was at a much less expensive, less touristy seafood restaurant. More crab for me!

Sunday brought us back to the mountain. It was cold but no rain so up in the ski lift we went. After a 15 minute lift ride, we arrived on the platform and started climbing. Supposedly there was a few different paths but we only found one and for the first half an hour/45 minutes it was easy going. The kids posed in a bog and on a rock and made snow angels. The snow angel episode inspired an older Argentinean woman to make one too - funny! The last ten minutes of hiking were tough. Jake ended up in a fit over his cold, wet feet and a cold, sore throat. So I stayed behind with Runez and Jake to nurse his feet back to warmth and to tell him to suck up his sore throat. The girls and men headed a little farther up the mountain but returned in time to find Jake all warm and snuggled.

It was a shorter trip down the mountain, especially knowing that delicious hot chocolate and chicken stew lunch was waiting for us in the chalet...along with a wood-burning stove.

Back at the hotel, the girls mellowed and the rest of us headed to the nearby beach to look for rocks and shells. We witnessed a Golden Retriever mix enjoying the frigid water to the fullest. It made me shiver just watching him swimming around. It may be Spring but the air temperature was near freezing. We found lots of rocks, some shells and Jake practiced skipping rocks while John showed what a rock-skipping artist he is!

Last night the entire city lost power for about two hours. Shortly after we lost power, we also lost the water in our rooms. It was already bedtime and we'd already brushed our teeth, so it wasn't too bad.

This morning John, Lon and Runez went for a half hour sightseeing flight. I slept in and refused to worry. Well, I tried really hard not to. For no other reason than I knew John needed to, I supported the venture. They all came back alive, we made it to the airport in time and now we're home! One more adventure checked off of our life's list. :-)