Diving and Ice trekking in Ushuaia

In my full dry suit getting ready to dive in the freezzing cold water

Treking to the Glacier, we got to walk pass beautiful forests and river.
Jere (tour leader) and Ralph from Germany, traveller, so happy to have found him to do the ice trekking with.
Back view is the Glacier that we attempt to trek on.

I did many 1st time stuffs with in Ushuaia, I when diving in the very cold water, 1st time wearing a drysuit to dive but my bouncy was not good, tends to float up most of the time. But it was a great expreience for me, and I got to see a very different flora and Fuana and fishes in the cold water. So many baby lobster and huge flora in the water. However the visiblity is not that great, but I really enjoyed the diving.

It was great to have found Ralph at the last minute to do Ice trekking with. I had almost given you hope that I can do the Ice trekking, as could not manged to find the people who are interested. See the many great phots I had taken in the river. Excellente.

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In Ushuaia

City town of Ushuaia (the southernmost end of the world)At the top of the summit in Terrie del feugo national park

Trekking and camping with Tamar from Israel
Local flower found in the National park
Beauitful view of the Lake in the park

Coming to Patagonia was great and I had been very pampered with the beautiful scenery and weather during my stay. I was very happy that I finally make it here, after the 24hrs of Argentina Areolineas airline strikes. I almost could not make it here, but I am so proud of myself (even with my pokito espanol) I still could get things done for me. I mangaged to get the seat in the airplane, which most still could not and had to wait in the airport, till further notices. I make no regrets for my persistence and insistance behavoir. It was so good to see the power of intention. When my plane first landed in the airport of 10th March evening, I straight away feel in love with the beauty of the mountain surrounded the city. It is a quite and very peaceful town with about 80000 in populations. I check into Los Conodoers hostel and soon got to know Tamar, an Isrealite girl and we make plans to do camping in the national park the next day, which was great for me as I had no plans at all what to do. We did the 4 hours hike to our camp site. next day we did the 8hrs to and fro hike. It was great fun to see the many spectacular view of the valley and lake in the National Park.

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In La Boca, Bueno Aires

Me and Noelia at her house in Buenos Aires, I acutally cut her hair

In La Boca, a town full of colours and crimes

Many pubs and coffee house open in La Boca in the evening

Living with Noelia for the 5 days, had been great fun for me. She is so crazy, one day, she ask if I would like to cut her hair and me also beinfg crazy say yes, and here is her hair style (which I find to be quite nice too) I actually did not do much when am there, expect to chill out and relax in the park, visit Noelia family and father birthday celebration, visit the famous (for its dangers), La Boca street and the big modern Arts shopping centre, which is cool.

But am very happy that I went to the Ipod center here to have them check on my not working (almost a year old) Ipod. Very quickly they get me a new order for the new Ipod to be sent to me as my old ones is spolit, but since is still within a year warranty. I get to get a brand new ones. Apple is so good and am so happy that I did not procastinate till later date to have mny Ipod checked. Hurray looking forward to music to my ear.

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In Buenos Aires

Together with Paula
Beautiful reflection of the water
City centre in Buenos Aires
Such coincidence met him in Mongolia in a remote area now met him again in the hostel he manage in Buenos Aires
Tango dance busking on the street

So happy to see the friends that I had made when traveling in Brazil again in Buenos Aries. Paula had been my great and wonderful guide and looking after my needs when I was in Buenos Aires. I like Buenos Aires alot, it is a beautiful city with many unique architecture buildings. I thing I found out is that the people here are very good looking, esp. the men, very sharp features.

I stayed here for about a week with Noelia, my host. She speaks very little english and I speak very little Spanish. But it was great that we both just connected and able to use our hand gestures to communicate with each other. She is a great and wonderful girl.

It was found to be integrated into the local culture to experience their ways of living.

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Salvador

Some crazy party guys displaying their 'beauty' during the carnival
Night scene during the carnival 'muchas hentas'
Local painter in Pelourina (historical site of Salvador)
Colourful colonial buildings in Pelourina

When we arrived Salvador from Morro de Sao Paulo, we were greeted by the loud party music and mood of the people. I had never seen a city in such high spirit, everyone was happy and excited about the carnival. Many people on the street, from vendors, tourists to the locals, all are here for this big nation party.

It was an experience for me to see such sight. During the carnival period all lodging and hostel are extremely expensive, the price jet up to 4-5 times the normal rates. But yet most hostels are booked, thank God for some contacts we had make along the way, we managed to get a lodging at the last minute and a cheaper rate for the balance 2 days of carnival.

At the carnival, there are many trucks (blocker) that will sweep pass the road following with a group of people who had pre-paid for the Abacas (shirt entry to the blocker), there will be a popular singer with his group of musicians and they will sing dance for about 4 to 5 hours.

I had so much fun in Salvador with all my new found friends, that make me so unreluctant to leave them when I go down to the Patagonia.

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Morro de Sao Paulo

The evening sight of Morro de Sao Paulo
Sunset with friends met in Morro
Early morning sight of Morro beach

I took the night bus from Adjuda to Morro de Sao Paulo, when I alighted from the uncomfortable night bus in Valencia at about 4.10am I was shocked to see so many Israelites had alighted from 5 other nights buses, and for the first time I am feeling very uncomfortable and misplaced. I feel that they are a very closed community of people and it is very difficult to penetrate to them. But after some enquires, I finally got to share a cab withe 2 other passengers to the boat querries and then hop into the bunk boat filled with Israelite frest graduate army boys. I was rather feeling unrest and disturb by their behaviour. As early as 4.30 they are busying taking photos of each other and chatting away loudly.
But arriving at Morro de Sao Paulo, had erased all my thought of the unpleasant experience. I feel in love with the Island as much as I had for Arrial do Cabo. In Morro, there are about 6 beaches to visit and the beach here is so different from Cabo or any other beach I had been. It is like a swimming pool, you can walk for miles in the ocean and yet be at knee or shoulder level. The water is warm and clear, which is great.
In Morro, I met Jennifer (student from Sao Paulo) and Sara (a police CIA officer from Sao Paulo) and together with Opale, Jon and Christiana, we hang out almost everynight till dawn to watch the beautiful and spectacular sunrise. The colour of the early morning sunray was just so amazing and awesome. How beautiful is creation.

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