3/9/6 Thur
I left Ushuaia this morning, it was cloudy and misty, by the time I got to the pass it was sleet and snow, then at the lower elevation it got sunny and warm for the rest of the day.

One thing I hate to do is backtrack on the same road I just came over. But since there is only one road to Ushuaia, I had to do it. The same car was still at the station, must belong to the owner.
The road is the same until you get to San Sebastion, Where it turns to gravel at the boader to Chile. There are two ferries that go to Tierra Del Fuego, one from the North East and one from the North West. I came in from the N.E. and am leaving from the N.W. each is about 100 miles of gravel road. The road going to the N.W. is longer but more hard packed. When you meet a truck and have to cross over the loose stuf in the middle it can be a little hairy for a moment but the rest is good and fast 55to 60.













These are Guanaco's, related to the camel, they are everywhere down here. The good news is they seem to be a lot smarter than deer. Anyway I never saw a dead one in three thousand miles of riding past them. One time one ran in the ditch beside me, I was on the road he in the ditch, I took the bike up to 57 mph this was on the GPS not the speedometer, so I know it was accurate. I finally upped the speed and left him. They can also clear a 3' fence from standing right next to it.
I got to Porviner at about 5pm and changed my Argentine money for some Chile then got gas. About 9dollars USD per gallon, welcome to Chile highest gas so far.

This is the ferry dock, the town is a little bigger.













This is the ferry to Punta Arenas. The ride is a little longer at this crossing. Two and one half hours vs twenty minutes at the N.E one. When I got to Punta Arenas it was 11pm and raining, I got a room at the first hotel I saw.

The hotel is the pink building, nice room and hot water.