Another transit day with our morning flight to Ushuaia. This is a chartered flight so all passengers are Viking travellers. Ushuaia is the southernmost city in the world. Its population has grown in recent times to about 100,000, largely due to tourism to Antarctica.
We embarked our ship, the Viking Octantis; had a mandatory safety talk in the Living Room; and went to our cabin, number 3001 (right at the front of the ship). We met our cabin steward Ferey, and his assistant Herman (both are from Indonesia).
These views of Ushuaia were taken from the deck of the Octantis with the remnants of the Andes in the background. The day was unseasonally warm with clear skies.
Our ship departed Ushuaia that evening, and like many of the Antarctic explorers before us, sailed out through the Beagle Channel. Hopefully, our journey will be much more comfortable than theirs !
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