À la jeune femme avec 3 valises à roulettes qui se demande si elle est à la bonne place pour le bus de la traverse à Ushuaia:
- Where were you staying?
- Oh, I work on the cruise ship. I just signed off.
- Signed off? You quit or you’re on vacation?
- Vacation. 2-3 months off, then I come back for 9, but this time I had to do 10, very long.
- And do you travel all over this region?
- We sail from Iceland to Antarctica.
- Oh wow! With which operator have you booked the ferry, maybe I can help.
- I don’t know this operator but they all use the same boat anyway. I’m waiting for a different bus that may never come but yours should be there soon. Where are you from?
- India. I come from Manipur but live 2h north of Calcutta.
- Holà!
- Holà, buen’ dia’ ! (ça prononce pas les s ici)
- You’re going to Ushuaia?
- No, just Puerto Navarino. Camping. And you?
- Yeah, Ushuaia. My family is there but I live in Canada now, Whistler.
- How long have you been in Puerto Williams?
- 10 days, on a sailboat. It was absolutely wonderful! An American friend of a friend owns it and when all the stars are aligned, you gotta go! Can’t believe I had never come here before.
Un chien à trois pattes passe en courant d’air.
- And what do you do on the ship? You are the captain? (rires)
- Oh no (rires), I’m in the Spa Department.
- And what do you do in Whistler?
- I snowboard.
- …
- And sometimes I like to go for a few months in the South to surf. Indonesia is nice.
Leur minibus arrive. L’Ushuaienne snowboardiste m’arrange un lift gratis. La paperasse de douanes à la Delegación se fait estampiller allègrement pendant que je vais me chercher un café. 54km et 1h30 plus tard, Puerto Navarino.
À la Manipurienne du Spa Department:
- Well, you’re one step closer from home…
Triangle of Sadness me passe subrepticement à l’esprit.

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