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USHUAIA and the End of the World (Longitude 68° 18' 0" W, Latitude 54° 48' 0" S).

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We were now off to the end of the world... Ushuaia . Technically this town is not the most southerly settlement as there is a place in Chile called Puerto Williams that lies about 20km further south. However the settlement is primarily used as a naval base and the civil population is so small that the government does not recognize it as a town. We were fairly glad to be leaving Puerto Natales as the town had very little to offer and boredom had started to become a problem (for the first time on our entire trip). The 16 hour bus trip went smoothly although we did get seated next to the toilet and were subject to some intense odours! Tierra del Fuego (Land of Fire) is an island, so this meant the bus stopped on a ferry and we got carried across the channel. Dolphins followed in our wake trying to race the boat. Sure the ferry is big, but it's not quite the Titanic Riverdance Arriving on the island it was another 6 hrs on the bus until we got into town. The town is situated on t...