Myke's Photo Gallery: Day 0: Ushuaia
March 3, 2019

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Started this morning in Buenos Aires with our Uber driver going the wrong way on a one-way street into traffic but fortunately we survived that and made it into the town of Ushuaia. The USH airport is adorably small, resembling a ski lodge with exposed wooden beams throughout. The taxiway is just on the other side of a chain-link fence and the parking lot is gravel and just a short walk to the terminal building. We boarded our bus and headed into town to drop our luggage off at the hotel.

With the whole afternoon ahead of us, we took the bus guideā€™s suggestion of checking out the Museo del Presidio and Mueso Maritimo (Prison and Maritime Museum). This was the only museum open in town today and it took a couple hours to walk through the old prison. They had exhibits set up in each of the old jail cells with artifacts from early Antarctic expeditions, history about the town, artistic pieces, and more. Each wing of the prison had a different theme.

After that, we headed to dinner and then back to our hotel to get rested for tomorrow.

Street art on abandoned buildings on the way to the airport
Street art on abandoned buildings on the way to the airport
Beautiful building paintings
Beautiful building paintings
Is this our plane?
Is this our plane?
Hard Rock Buenos Aires Airport
Hard Rock Buenos Aires Airport
Hard Rock Buenos Aires Airport
Hard Rock Buenos Aires Airport
Nope... this is our plane!
Nope... this is our plane!
Flying first class again
Flying first class again
Another plane taking off
Another plane taking off
Shortly after takeoff from Buenos Aires
Shortly after takeoff from Buenos Aires
View from the plane approaching Ushuaia
View from the plane approaching Ushuaia
Baggage claim in Ushuaia
Baggage claim in Ushuaia
Arrivals at USH
Arrivals at USH
Parking lot at the USH airport
Parking lot at the USH airport
Parking lot at the USH airport
Parking lot at the USH airport
Town of Ushuaia
Town of Ushuaia
Pano from the airport
Pano from the airport
USH Airport
USH Airport
USH tarmac
USH tarmac
Airplane taxiing at USH
Airplane taxiing at USH
Side of the USH airport building
Side of the USH airport building
Ushuaia town
Ushuaia town
Looking out to the town from our hotel
Looking out to the town from our hotel
View from our hotel, the Hotel Las Lengas
View from our hotel, the Hotel Las Lengas
Area Naval Austral
Area Naval Austral
Museo del Presidio and Mueso Maritimo (Prison and Maritime Museum) entrance
Museo del Presidio and Mueso Maritimo (Prison and Maritime Museum) entrance
Prison guard at the entrance
Prison guard at the entrance
The real prison guard
The real prison guard
Old-fashioned typewriter
Old-fashioned typewriter
Radio wave equipment from the middle of the 20th century, used by the police station in Khami Lake (now called Fagnano)
Radio wave equipment from the middle of the 20th century, used by the police station in Khami Lake (now called Fagnano)
Policia Republica Argentina shield
Policia Republica Argentina shield
Prison Museum
Prison Museum
Penguin display
Penguin display
Display showing how oil mining works
Display showing how oil mining works
Model oil rig
Model oil rig
Poster showing how Total's mission
Poster showing how Total's mission "is to sustainably satisfy men's energy needs..." uhhh...
Table that belonged to the shelter of Esperanza Bay
Table that belonged to the shelter of Esperanza Bay
Model airplane on display
Model airplane on display
Antarctica shelter
Antarctica shelter
Clothing used by the geologist Horacio Diaz during his Antarctic stay representing the oil company YPF, 1952
Clothing used by the geologist Horacio Diaz during his Antarctic stay representing the oil company YPF, 1952
Prison guard
Prison guard
Penguins of Antarctica
Penguins of Antarctica
Gymnasium for the prison
Gymnasium for the prison
Gymnasium for the prison
Gymnasium for the prison
Prison Museum
Prison Museum
Firefighter (barberos) suit
Firefighter (barberos) suit
Prison uniforms
Prison uniforms
Model prison
Model prison
Model ship built out of match sticks by a prisoner
Model ship built out of match sticks by a prisoner
One of the cells decorated with guards
One of the cells decorated with guards
Artwork showing a convict escaping from a cell
Artwork showing a convict escaping from a cell