Thursday, December 9, 2010

Estancia and Bus Tour



Ethan here again! My goodness was our first full day in Ushuaia a big one! After seeing penguin island, our boat dropped us off at an estancia. An estancia is kind of like a farm or ranch.



This estancia was one of the first ones in the region. After taking tour and having a nice relaxing lunch, we got on a bus and headed out. This is where I fell asleep (it was a long morning!), but I can still tell you about these pictures!



This picture is from a valley where the beavers live. The beavers were brought here by immigrants, but the have overrun the area. The trees here are in an area flooded by the beaver's dam. There are lots of areas like this in the region.



These trees are shaped funny from the wind! The Antarctic winds blow so hard that the trees' branches lean to one side!
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