End of the World, Ushuaia, Argentina 2-5-12

We docked in Ushuaia, Argentina, at 8 am, the town is very picturesque being surrounded by the snow covered Andes.   It was bitterly cold and windy with snow flurries turning to rain later in the morning.  We had originally booked a four wheel drive excursion but had changed to what we thought would be a warmer tour that was mostly in a bus.  We went to the Tierra Del Fuego National Park.  There is little wild life and the trees are generally quite small.  The scenery was nice, but not spectacular, we did see a gray fox and a red fox, black necked swans and several families of Upland Geese. 
Ushuaia bills itself as the "End of the World".  Several smaller cruise ships leave from here to visit Antarctica during these "warmer" summer months.  The Pan American Highway ends here although it is just a dirt road.  We leave tonight and spend tomorrow at sea before reaching the Falkland Islands on Tuesday. 
Tonight there will be a big Super Bowl party in the theater with hamburgers, hot dogs, pop corn, etc.  We will not be there for the start of the party as our trivia partner, Michael, has arranged a special dinner of Peking duck for a small group.  This is the first time that we have taken part in a "special request" dinner and we are looking forward to the meal. 

Southernmost golf course in the world

Notice the distance to Alaska

Andes mountain above Ushuaia

Our special dinner group seated at Captain's table

I started writing this blog before dinner, but was unable to finish as the internet was down.  We have just finished our special dinner and it was excellent.