A casual stroll along the coast to the shopping mall turned into a visit to Ushuaia's beach.

If there is one thing I am grateful for about my visit to Ushuaia, it is that I took advantage of every free moment I had to go for a walk and take in the beautiful scenery. After staying in the city for so long, I felt like I already knew almost every corner, but there was always something new to see. One of those things I had yet to see was the city's shopping mall, so one morning I set out determined to go there. But finally I got distracted just before I got there, and I ended up going back home without seeing it, but having spent a nice afternoon enjoying the sun .

Ushuaia's waterfront is not that long and it is possible to walk from end to end if you take the time to do so. On my regular trips, when I left the hostel, I always turned to the left side of the city, as that is where the Bahía Encerrada (Enclosed Bay) is located, an option for a nature walk near the city. But to go to the shopping centre you had to go to the north side, so that's where I went.

_{Route from the coastal promenade to the Paseo del Fuego Shopping Center
Ruta del paseo costero hasta el Shopping Paseo del Fuego}

According to the map it would take about 45 minutes to walk from the hostel to the shopping centre, so it seemed like a good plan before I started my volunteer shift. In this part of the city's waterfront is Ushuaia's commercial port, so most of the boats and boats for tours are located here. And of course, a lot of tourists in the surrounding area.

But walking a few more blocks along the coast, the tourist area ends and the place becomes quieter. On this part of the road are the facilities of the Argentinean Navy, and there are also boats, but they are now part of the official forces. Not many people come walking along this part because there is also public transport that takes you around this area, but my idea was to stretch my legs.

On this tour you can see what I always remark about Ushuaia and its changing weather in a matter of minutes. In the short time it took me to cross the area of the Navy building, the sky changed from cloudy to clear, so much so that it seemed like different times. That's how the whole walk went, with intervals of sun, clouds, wind and even a little drizzle. Typical weather at the End of the World.

By the time I reached the shopping area, after walking along the side of the road, I found a descent to the beach, the first one I could see after 4 kilometres of walking. All this part of the coast is occupied by something and there is no drop-off to the beach, so I was surprised that there was one right next to the shopping centre. By then, the weather was nice and I decided to go and sit there for a while. This was one of those moments when I couldn't believe that a casual stroll on a random day could lead me to such a beautiful place. I was grateful for my present, and sat there for a while enjoying the atmosphere ❤️.

In the end, I found it more interesting to stay there on the beach than to go shopping. The day was looking good, and unbelievably it wasn't that cold. The big spoiler of all this is that I ended up leaving Ushuaia after almost six months of my stay and I never went into that shopping centre. Everyone told me that it's small and that I didn't miss much, so I have no regrets: shopping malls I can visit near my home in Buenos Aires, but seeing landscapes like that, only there .

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