Mar 1st - Patagonia Finale

Mar 1st - Patagonia Finale

Our last day in Patagonia dawned with true Patagonian weather. We couldn’t see the mountains at all, the wind was ferocious and the rain like bullets. 
As we needed some time to sort our gear out and pack for tomorrow, Tomas suggested it would be better to do that this morning as the weather was going to clear a bit by lunchtime.

In the afternoon, it was looking better, so we headed out round the other side of Lake Sormiento for a hike round the lake. It was full Patagonian wind and the lake which had been like glass yesterday was crashing against the beach today but it was really beautiful. Noticeable was the bright turquoise colour caused by the white coral like rock of this unusual lake.

As the afternoon wore on, the wind dropped again and we had a beautiful day again. We then went out to the Estancia on the edge of the National Park to see how the ranches in the area were organised.  

The Gauchos stopped by and had a drink

There was a lovely wooded area near the main Estancia and we went in there to have another view of the top of the lake and as we drove through Tomas spotted a female Great Horned Owl. We stopped and got out to see it and higher up in the branches there was the male. Next moment another female flew in, we had found an owl family all staring at us.

Two gauchos from the Estancia came by and said hello to us. Tomas showed them the owls which they hadn’t seen before. They were given a drink from our truck and after a chat, they were on their way presumably to do gaucho stuff.

The Great Horned Owl living in the estancia.  




Nowadays, Gauchos are heavily involved in tourism using their horse skills.

A lovely end to our wonderful time in Patagonia. A truly beautiful wilderness.

Tee shirts in the morning and then........

The Chile Argentina Border -
gate is opened by a junior soldier