It´s the end of the world as we know it...

And we feel fine. And no, we have yet to fall off the edge, but thanks for the concern! We arrived here after a 33 hour bus, longer than expected, and less comfortable than we had hoped. Alas, we were alive and in one piece. It is gorgeous here. We got in around 11, walked the town a bit as the sun was still up (freaky!) and then settled in at the Antarctica Hostel. This morning we ran around like chickens with our heads cut off attempting to book our passage out of here, as there is usually a very long wait for an open bus. As beautiful and majestic as it is, we don´t want to be stranded. So by lunchtime, we had bus tickets booked for Monday, off to Puerto Natales in Chile. HOWEVER, we are very excited to be here, and immediately ran off to the Maritime Museum, which used to house the prisoners back when Ushuaia was a penal colony. It was extensive and very interesting, full of dramatic stories of the murderous prisoners, as well as the sad tales of many ships lost at sea. It was a phenomenal museum, to say the least, and we actually spent over an hour and a half in there- which is quite the feat for us. We then headed down to the docks to book our trip to go waddle with the penguinos- thats on Saturday, we´ll let you know how it goes. We also checked out the Museo Fin del Mundo, which was small but sweet, and chock full of indigenous artifacts from the brave Indians who once dwelled here.

Then it was time for a wild goose chase to find a plug adapter, as the last one we had burst into flames while Oli was trying to pry it from the wall. No luck though, and we are hoping our camera lasts. Back to the hostel for a homemade gourmet pizza, and a hello to you chaps! Miss everyone lots. We are off to the National Park of Tierra del Fuego tomorrow for some nice hiking.

ALSO- we are in the midst of booking the next step of our trip- from England, we plan to fly to Egypt and then Jordan (mid march to late april). Does anyone have any advice, comments, tips, warnings, etc? We know things over there are in turmoil at the moment, but as the State Dept. has yet to issue a warning for travelers, we are still game to go. Let us know what we should do!! xoxo hasta luego!