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Patagonia Trip

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by: Jarm
What a breathtakingly beautiful area Patagonia is! It is a land of contrasts: with flat arid plains around Puerto Madryn and Peninsula Valdez and its penguin colonies and Estancias, to the awesome glaciers and otherworldly rock formations of El Calafate near the central western border of Argentina. At its southernmost tip are the enormous craggy mountain ranges and tranquil shores, and wooded islands found along the Beagle Channel. Amazing vistas met us at every turn on our trek through this never-to-be-forgotten region of God's world!

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Passport to Patagonia

Want to go? Awesome Argentina, Peninsula Valdes

I went to: Argentina, Ushuaia, Reino del Plata, Hosteria Linares, Buenos Aires, Perito Moreno Glacier, Puerto Madryn, Peninsula Valdes
A Family Photo of an unforgettable journey!Plaza de Mayo in Buenos AiresIn honor of San Martin...hero of the Argentinian RevolutionTile inside of CathedralStunning interior of CathedralCathedral DoorSan Telmo Neighborhood...home of the Tango!Inside San Telmo caféBrightly Colored Apartments in San TelmoElectronic Floral SculptureThe Women's BridgeTomb in Recoleta CemeteryCemetery Eye CandyRow Mausoleums in Recoleta CemeteryEvita's Mausoleum PlaqueRecoleta Cemetery Tomb DetailSpiders find a quiet place to weaveBusy Buenos Aires StreetOff to PatagoniaTombo Penguin ColonyHungry Baby PenguinsSoaking up the SunClambering for attentionMoe, Larry and CurlySure do look smart in our tuxes, don't we?Where's our MommyA Gathering of like MindsDo, Mi ReSea Lion giving birth in foreground...red is placentaGuanacos in the BushThe Welcoming TeaPotA Slice of Wales on the Patagonian SteppeA Welsh Welcome!What a spread!Vicki's in culinary Heaven. . . first time in 9 months!Interior of the Tea HouseA tribute to Lady DiOur Welsh ServersPrincess Di's Cup and SaucerThe beautiful peninsula shorelineMarta, our guide, and Ignacio, our driverRincon Chico HorsesThe Estancia LodgingsFlowers to hold sandy ground togetherThe Estancia ChoiqueCloseup view of the Male Elephant SealsRincon ChicoAll the comforts of home!The Livingroom at Rincon ChicoAncient Boleadoras. . . the gaucho's weaponAn Idyllic afternoon at Rincon ChicoModern Boleadoras. . . a gaucho's friendRamona serves a delectable Breakfast Buffet at Rincon ChicoOutdoor oven and herb gardenThe Flag of Argentina!The Del Boccios with Augustin, owner fo Rincon ChicoRincon's thousands of sheep!Ushuaia, the End of the WorldUshuaia Morning, Fin de la Mundo!Flag Trees blown NE found on the drive to Harberton RanchRules of the RoadPenguin TripletsOn the Trail on Gable IslandWinter's Bark tree on Gable IslandBeautiful Vistas on Gable IslandSuffered Rocks in School Bus YellowBeaver Dam(age)Beaver Invasion on Gable IslandThar they blow!Over the River and Through the WoodsLupines on Harberton RanchUshuaia Town at the End of the WorldThe weather always changes in Ushuaia!Awesome!Herbie prepares us for our trek through Tierra Del FuegoGorgeous Vistas along the trailLichen, Lichen everywhereTaking a break before another hike...taking in the GrandeurPastoral Scene...a surpriseBeauty along the way in Tierra del Fuego Nat'l ParkUp and down and up and down and. . .The Happy Hikers!Cafe, Te or Yerba Mate?Nodes developed to protect the tree from LichenThank the Lord for my walking stick-my faithful friendA Family Photo of an unforgettable journey!Sunday Campers in Tierra del FuegoReady for a Canoe RideWe're on our way!Phew! Just missed our heads...lay low!Portaging like the IndiansWe made it, thank the Lord!Tierra del Fuego sceneryBack to Civilization a long way down to the Grocery storeTaking off from Ushuaia, an island airportLanding in Calafate- Western edge of Argentina in PatagoniaEl Calafate Rock formationsEstancia El Galpon de Glacier propertyEl Galpon Hostelrie...Heaven on Earth!A happy Pair in Paradise!Sunset at El Galpon (10:30pm)What a Wonder!View from our dining room at Estancia El Galpon de GlacierView from our bedroomBeautiful Patagonian horses!First sight of the glaciers made me teary-eyed!Vessel on left took us to the Perito Moreno GlacierWow...up close and personal!Even closerReady to climb the glacierHeaded to the shack for our cramponsA shine, sir? The crampon fittingThe fittingThe crampon rackMario is ready on his first full day as a 16 year oldMy jacket must match the glaciers!A family photo!Natural cave. . .gorgeous blue!Streams on the face of the glacierLearning to walk like a mad gauchoOn the trailAnother Gorge-ous photo!Almost to home baseWe did it!We survived. . . thank the Lord!Ice cold glacier water. . .mmmmm!To your health. . . can't get purer than this!Another beaut of a photo!Can you see the man?The Argentine FlagReady to calve??'As sheep to his shearers is dumb' Acts 8:32All in oneRolling up the fleeceHitting the trailThe Frenetic Estancia Dog'Let's go. . .I'm on a roll'Looking Good!Estancia El Galpon from the TrailPatagonia Horses Lap up Water in Lake ArgentinaWe did it!Home on the RangeEl Galpon Hostesses, Caroline and Cecelia-gracious ladies!Sunset at El Galpon EstanciaThe End of the Trail. . .exhausted but contentLake Argentina from the air leaving El CalafateYerba Mate anyone? BA Aeropuerta

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