Argentina
These
pictures are from our trip to and return from Antarctica.
Our stops in Santiago,
Chile and
Ushuaia, Argentina were too brief to get more than a little
taste.
We hope to have the
chance to return
to both countries.
The city of Ushuaia.
That is the
Fram, our ship, and a much larger cruise ship behind us.
Here is most of Ushuaia
in one
picture.
It is the southern most
city in the
world.
Some other views.
We visited a small
museum with
artifacts from the area.
The last picture is a
smelter that
was about 3 feet high.
We took a tour
of the Bahia
Lapataia national park.
A beaver dam
Wildlife we saw in the
park.
A small eagle, two kinds
of wild
geese, a floating nest with two cormorants (I think), and a ferret.
Interesting fungus on
many of the
trees
Mistletoe
It isn't like the kind we have near our home in Kentucky.
The smallest ferns on
earth.
Each frond is about one
inch long.
Tiny currant flowers
Other flowers and plants
we saw there.
Yes, even dandelions.
Lakes, mountains, bays
and the Beagle
channel
On our way to the next
continent.
Most of these pictures were taken by Nancy and Alan but I am indebted
to
others on the trip for sharing their pictures.
Our thanks to Marie-Jo,
Dan, Ruth,
Hal, Marilyn, Denny, Laura, Buffy,
Stan and Sasha.
The links
below will take you
to more pictures of our trip to Antarctica.
Chile, Argentina,
Ice,
Penguins
and other wildlife,
Research
stations and other landings, Vegetation, The
Fram.
Brian, another of our friends from the trip has a web
page with some of his exceptional pictures from the trip.
See
other places we have visited here.
Go
to our Personal
home page
Go to our Community
page
Go
to our Science
Fun page
E-mail Nancy
and
Alan