We are on board the Stella Australis, bound for the official end of the world! This part of southern Patagonia is so remote, that we didn't see any other boats or settlements for 3 days! Quite a fascinating place... The scenery must have looked exactly the same for Magellan and FitzRoy, during the time of exploration. Time seems to stand still here. But not so the atmosphere. Tierra del Fuego's weather is totally unpredictable! It changes every second - from hail to rainbow, to sunshine, to rainbow, ...and rain again. Ludwig's beautiful picture gives a perfect example:
Every day we went out on Zodiac excursions to see wildlife or to visit places like Wulaia Bay, where the famous HMS Beagle anchored in 1832. Our guides were extremely knowledgeable and told us, for instance, about a local vitamin C bush (forgot the name), that prevented early sailors from dying of Scurvy. Or about the life of Yahgan and Selk'nam, Tierra del Fuego's indigenous tribes. Alas, they have been killed by European settlers, once again :-( At the end of each trip, when our toes started freezing, the crew served delicious hot chocolate to warm up!
