¡Bon año nuevo!
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Yes! I made it to Ushuaia after quite an odyssey already... It starts with delays of the trains because of the exceptionnaly bad weather conditions. So I anticipate the delays and decide to jump on the train that leaves 1h before the one i was supposed to take. The train is announced full so i couldn't buy a new ticket but the SNCF guys are super cool on this one: no fines at all because of the circumstances, and i was even allowed to sit in First Class because i found an empty seat there! I won't bitch so much about SNCF anymore. Arriving late in Paris where my friend Kali was wayting for me in the cold for an hour already! He wanted to join me on the stretch to the airport, which turned out to be a good support: i check in and they tell me i'm on the waiting list... financial consequences are huge if i miss this flight! Big stress for 1h until they finally tell all the people on the waiting list we all got a seat! Landing in Buenos Aires, changing airports for the connection to Ushuaia. My luggage is 8kg too heavy for that airline but they don't care and don't charge me :-) Plane delayed by 1h, got the worst seat ever with the loud engine fully blocking the view through the window... i manage to change seat during the flight which was great because the descent over Ushuaia amongst the peaks is really gorgeous! Landed, 8degC outside, a bit overcast. Tomorrow i'm crossing the Beagle Channel for a 5 days solo trek. More news in about 6 days!
¡Bon año nuevo!
Ushuaia |
View of Isla Navarino, my next stop, accross the Beagle's Channel |