Back at the homestead

Me revoici a Cordoba. La derniere fois que j'etais ici, j'ai oublie de parler de quelques arbres qui sont vraiment interessants.

1. Palo Borracho (the "drunken tree"). Un arbre en forme de bouteille avec des epines super epeurantes!


2. Jacaranda: un arbre avec des fleurs mauves incroyablement belles.


3. Pecuña de vaca: un arbre avec des feuilles coupees en deux, comme les orteilles d'une vache.

Il y a aussi des petites choses de Ushuaia que je n'ai pas mentionne. Par exemple, dans le port de Ushuaia, il y a un gros monument a l'interieur duquel on retrouve un "time capsule". Les gens de Ushuaia ont mis des images, des films et des souhaits des gens de Ushuaia sur un CD qui doit etre ouvert seulement en 2492! I don't know what the lifespan of a CD is... but I don't think it's 500 years. Oh well... I think every city did something ridiculous like that before the millenium.

This next little bit of information is for Chris. The people of Tierra del Fuego are called... FUEGUINOS!!! Isn't that cute?!?

Finally, last Thursday, I went for a little walk very early in the morning up a small hill behind Ushuaia. It had rained all night and the ground was covered with worms. But not just ordinary worms... these were kick ass 30 cm sized worms!!! Can you imagine the fish you can catch with that!! I also had the luck to see a beautiful Carpintero gigante, just 5 meters from the path I was walking on. He stayed on his tree, in full sight, for a good 3 minutes before he flew away. It was magical. Up on top of the hill, I had a good view of all the city, except that it was shrowded in mist, so it seemed like there was no city at all. Sometimes the mist would part slightly and I could get a little view of a couple of yachts in the harbour, or a big mountain in the distance. It was beautiful. Did I love Ushuaia? I am totally going back, come January.

Demain, je pars pour Bariloche. C'est un voyage de 20 heures, alors j'y serai samedi apres-midi. Voici ou je serai. So if you want to call or write, let me know!

Je vous embrasse...