Today is a day with mixed feelings. We are tired and are ready to decompress in Buenos Aires and yet it is sad that this great experience is coming to an end.
We leave early this morning and fly from El Califate to Ushuaia on Tierra del Fuego -- the southermost city before Antarctica. The mountains from the air are spectacular.
Now we go from pristine natural wonders to the hustling and bustling of Buenos Aires -- what a shock to the senses.
Sharon and Arno were waiting for us in the lobby of the hotel. We went to their room and shared a bottle of wine.
We then had our farewell dinner with the group. Everyone but us and two others are going on the post trip to Iguasu Falls, Brazil. It sounds like a great addition to the adventure -- they will be staying in an eco-lodge in the rainforest. Santi had wine waiting for us in the lobby. He gave a nice little speech about the things he enjoyed on the trip and we all shared some of our most memorable moments. He had been taking photos all along the trip and he showed us a 15-minute slide show that he created. It was so nice and very touching that he was taking the time to capture these moments for us. He is going to email us all the slideshow. He also made up a few fact sheets listing all the birds we saw, the foods we ate, the "learnings and discoveries" we experienced, the controversial topics we discussed and gave us a list of movies that we can watch that pertain to Argentina, Chile and Patagonia.
We had a nice steak dinner and sat with Dennis (from CA) and Joanna (from WA). It was a very sad goodbye in the lobby as we bid farewell to some folks that we have become very close to and hope to stay in touch with.
Sharon and Arno have found some interesting things for us to do here in Buenos Aires. We are all looking forward to some laid-back time in the San Telmo district. We'll keep you posted.
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