ushuaia is nice in the daylight. It’s a small city that was actually started as a penal colony over a hundred years ago. if I had known that last night, I might not have parked on the street. unfortunately, it’s also dead on sundays. seriously, not even the gift shops were open….and it’s a tourist town! so, i checked out one museum that was open — it was very cool. the museums (there’s actually four combined into one) are in the old presidio (jail) at ushuaia…which is a cool building in itself. the museums include art, a brief history of the yamana (original inhabitants of tierra del fuego), exhibits on the maritime discovery of the area, history of the jail, etc. it’s surprisingly well done and worth the $10 admission price. ushuaia is also in a cool location: surrounded by water and snow-covered mountains.

from there, i headed over to the tierra del fuego national park…which also includes the end of route 3. i also hiked up a trail which has a beautiful panorama of the area. after a while, i got sick of treading through 2-3 foot snow and decided to head back…..with wet jeans and shoes (i was expecting snow).