good morning we are in ushuaia argentina yeah we are in the southernmost city in
the whole world so this place is known as the end of the world which is really cool
we're so excited there's so many things to do here and we have a jam-packed
couple of days coming up first we're gonna get on the boat see some more animals
and then this afternoon we get to go and walk with the penguins we're so excited it's like
the main reason that we decided to come here and then we're gonna do more exploring tomorrow so
we've really got two days to explore Ushuaia and we are going to bring you along for it
so we've picked up our tickets and nicole has found out that our name of a boat was
what it francesca the third it's like a big catamaran you can also do this on a yacht with
a small number of people but it actually takes a bit longer and we don't have enough time today
so the shorter one it is we need more time for those penguins
oh my god guys we have our first penguin sighting there it is
it's a beautiful morning it's supposed to be raining today so we brought all our rain
gear and warm clothes but so far it's so sunny i think it's going to be a good boat ride this
is it francesco the third i won't lie i do wish we were getting on a ship to antarctica but they
are ridiculously expensive and they do not fit a backpacker budget which is a shame but one day
those were beautiful animals like i cannot believe how many there were and they were
some were just kind of like climbing up some were sleeping some were fighting
it was awesome and the birds were super super cool i thought they were penguins but i think they're
they're called cormorants they're like a type of aquatic bird what a way to start a morning that
was so cool i think maybe because we like would come from a place that's landlocked we don't get
to see sea creatures very often like at all so like sea lions and sea birds are like epic for
us canadians who are totally landlocked so that was really cool that was a good way to start
okay so we are coming up to the lighthouse and why this lighthouse is so significant is because
it's actually like the last lighthouse before antarctica so this is the lighthouse that they use
when you're coming from antarctica and it's been in use for a very long time
i don't remember how many years but at least a hundred think it's years cool
this has been the coolest morning
i really thought that the like top part of today was going to be the walking with the penguins
and maybe it will be but this has been super cool this only cost 5 200 pesos each right now
so honestly super worth it it's about a three hour tour if you are on a tight budget and
want to do something really really cool while in Ushuaia and like see the animals this is the tour
okay we've stopped for lunch we are obviously off the boat we found a little restaurant just
right near the port and i have got myself some gnocchi so if you missed our buenas
aires video there is a really significant italian influence here in argentina
so they do pasta like really really really well here which is excellent for me because
i love my pasta so i've got gnocchi which is potato based for anyone who's not too
familiar with gnocchi and it looks amazing i actually should put some parmesan on here
so i got the mix sauce which is a tomato and cream mix
that is the way to go with pasta sauce here oh my god this is so good so good okay excellent choice
in between tours all right so being in Ushuaia of course i had to get a little bit of the local fish
and today i got some cod with some roquefort cheese now i'd love to tell you more about it but
there's gonna be a lot in this vlog we're gonna save it actually for our upcoming argentinian food
vlog where we talk about food all across argentina so definitely watch out for that one we are on
our second tour of the day yeah we hopped on a bus real fast after lunch we're now at the port
about to get on the boat to go see the penguins we stopped at a museum on the way it was like
a marine museum it was actually so cool so cool completely blew our minds like learned a lot about
marine life and orcas and dolphins penguins lots of skeletons and then we went into the bone house
which is where they clean off the bones for the uh animals inside the museum and it smells so oh
but it was really cool i think we could have spent all day in there but now penguin
we're finally about to get on the boat to the island nearby
that has all the penguins i'm so excited so we're gonna go for a little walk
okay so so far this place is living up to its hype for sure there's loads of penguins
one of those penguins looks like he's down on his luck looks like he's wearing a scarf
they're molting i guess i guess they only molt for like depending on the penguin like five to
ten days per year but it's today i think we could just stand out here and watch the penguins all day
there's all sorts of things happening some are just chilling some are sleeping some are walking
around some are running around some are swimming some are getting out of the water they're so
beautiful to watch i don't know what it is but like they all look so funny there's something
comedic about the penguin it's their mannerisms the way they run and walk or just sit still
but they're adorable
it's the main like the biggest nesting area so there's holes
everywhere we've been told not to fall in
pardon me
i don't want to go into your burrows
how do you get past them but i don't want to hurt him or him to get freaked out
danger penguins there should be a sign
that's super cute those penguins are just playing around that's how we ask
the guy what they're doing why they're jumping out of the water and it's just
hopping around for fun just hanging out not even trying to eat just chilling that's very cool
i think that the guide just told us there are eight thousand penguins here eight thousand
dollars oh cool i guess this island biologists believe that it's just sort of really well made
for them there's no predators here for the eggs well except for birds um or the penguins of
course and then the ground's really soft for the burrows so perfect place to be a penguin
i think it cost twelve thousand five hundred pesos each to come
plus two thousand five hundred percent for like a national park fee um so it's a pretty pricey
day to be here but this is really really cool not all the companies allow you to come like on
the island and walk around here a lot of them just bring boats by and they can just like take a look
very cool to come here though so here's an example of a penguin tour where you can see the penguins
but you don't actually walk in the island so just right behind me here we have to leave the island
we're here for what i'd say 40 minutes 40 minutes on the tour here bye buddy see you probably never
good morning everyone nicole and i are still dreaming over those penguins yesterday that was
awesome yeah we had a really awesome time with them and we ended up meeting some
awesome people while we were there so they were great we had some pizza
and some drinks with them they're also making a travel vlog on Ushuaia and things to do here so
go and check them out give them some love if you want to check out some more content on
argentina and specifically Ushuaia but today we're at the train station yeah we are doing the end of
the world train ride so we'll bring you along to experience this on this chilly foggy rainy day
okay i think that's a train so really quickly uh the cost of tickets right now in march 2022
um are 4 900 pesos per person if you are a foreigner plus the national park fee for tierra
de fuego national park of 2 500 pesos it is not cheap to come and ride this train right now guys
but it's the last one at the end of the world so we have to go at least try it
we're gonna see let's see if it's worth it we're a little skeptical so
what i'll also add to nicole's pricing is that that was the price for the tourist class of the
train there are other classes i think like for premium and first class and things like
that but for us we just kind of got the lowest most economic tourist class because we're really
not sure it's gonna be worth it at all i think you get like a little bit of extra food in the premium
class like alfajores and a drink and stuff like that in a tourist class you just get the views so
our line is literally moving but nicole and i love our coffee so i'm gonna take a risk here and try
to get a little bit of coffee it's about 300 pesos each for coffee and milk i think it's going to be
totally worth it potentially maybe missing this line but we'll see gracias thank you
this is so cute i think it's the setting like it's so beautiful it's itty bitty
So what we've learned so far is that Ushuaia was
originally a penal colony and the train was actually made by
the prisoners that lived here they would ride the railway out into
what is now tierra del fuego national park and cut down a bunch of trees and then they
would use the trees to build the jail and kind of build things in the town as well as heat the town
so the railway was really important the other thing to know about the jail is that it was
known to be incredibly harsh down here at the end of the world um really harsh conditions the
guards are really harsh so the prisoners were not treated well and it was closed i think in 1947
okay it's been a grand total of five minutes on the train and yeah i guess we all get off and
uh take some nice photos at this train station yeah you take like a quick break i think there's
actually a small little waterfall up at a spot nearby i think the train has also been going so
slow nicole and i keep thinking that we could probably just walk faster than the train
because we're supposed to go seven kilometers in 45 minutes not even 10 kilometers an hour
like it's uh it's a light jog really yeah yeah it's a it's a very chill ride
so we've stopped here to go out for a little hike to see a waterfall and uh yeah it's
just a little underwhelming compared to the Iguazu falls that we were at not too long ago
that is a waterfall
i don't know what do you think it's not worth it
yeah no it's an expensive nap i think for most people this true i did actually fall asleep for
a little bit of it he did and he was not alone lots of folks around me we were sleeping honestly
like it's just so expensive like 4 900 pesos per person right now plus you have to pay the national
park fee to come in here honestly i don't think it's worth it um the i think one of the reasons
a lot of people take it is because they take the train in and then they hike around tierra
del fuego we would have done that today but it's very rainy and misty and very cold yes so we're
right now we're in tierra del fuego national park and that's what we paid the park fees for yeah and
yeah i think it's a good starting point for a lot of hikes the big reason that people come here and
this is one of the things we're about to go to is that the post office at the end of the world
is here so it is definitely a convenient place like get the train get to the post office go for
a hike around tierra del pogo national park um but it's really overpriced as a couple like mico and i
i'm gonna go with not worth it right now okay we've got our rain gear on because it's a little
bit rainy but we found what we think is the path that will head towards the post office
all right so we made it to the end of the trail and it looks like we're here at the
end of the world post office i legitimately have postcards i've been trying to mail for weeks
not gonna lie this is a pretty cool place to send a letter from so if you come to the post office
and you don't have any postcards or stamps you can get that all here and then write your own letter
and then there's a person here that will stamp it for you and get it going to wherever it needs
to go its supposed to take two to four weeks to get there i think you can also get your
passport stamped here and it does look like it's really cool i think it's about 500 pesos to do it
and it takes up a whole page of your passport and we just don't have that much room but it
is something you can do if you got room in your passport look at that south pole
is less than 4 000 kilometers away antarctica 1200 kilometers wow hey wow
okay so at the end of the post office there's a little dock and it's super cute yeah i gotta say
that post office was super cool it was really cute i think i enjoyed the few minutes of being
in there and looking around more than i did the entire train ride that cause you fell asleep on
the train there were beautiful views on the train i fell asleep for like five minutes
oh that water looks cold
lunch
okay we've got ourselves a great lunch spot but on top of the sandwiches we also picked
up or i picked up some beagle red ale which i think is like the local beer here in Ushuaia
a beer at the end of the world from the end of the world yes cheers
pretty good actually yeah i've heard there's a bit of a craft beer like market here in Ushuaia
and uh beagle is one of the one of their top craft beers so cool
all right this lunch is great this view is awesome we're going to wrap it up because uh
i think we need to catch our train so back into the city again we hope you've enjoyed
coming around and checking out Ushuaia with us we will see you next time thanks for
watching was the problem it's so bright yeah you can just kind of catch like the side of us
there we go you sure let's cover the sun with my head your big big head yeah
some animals and also get a nice little taste of the landscape around here
taste the landscape baby taste the landscape oh