It is a bit chilly down here after a week in the 100 degree heat of Buenos Aires. But after four days of 38 degree weather (remember: it's still the summer!), I'm adapting--and remembering why I decided to leave cold, cold Colorado! I have officially started cooking for my self and given up (mostly) on going out to eat--at least for now. Ushuaia, it turns out, is a fairly pricey place. A cup of instant coffee goes for $3. A beer is $5. But the fish market has good, local catch for super cheap! I bought 2 large fillets of some sort of small tuna for only 20 pesos--about $5.00. I also got some shucked clams for half that price! As the seas have been too rough for fishing, everything in the place is frozen right now. I keep popping in to see if they have gotten in any cetolla (king crab) but the fish monger says it has been at least 10 days since he's had any.
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| View of Ushuaia |
And then there's the wine--which is also good, and cheap. Unfortunately the hostel has a no outside alcohol policy. It was flaunted one night, obeyed last night, and will be flaunted again tonight! I am not paying 30 pesos for the worst wine on offer in Argentina (even if it does happen to be wholly drinkable)!
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| Sea lions on Isla Lobos |
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