Patagonia Sur

After a hearty breakfast in our quincho we were off to the town of Palena where the Patagonia Sur Foundation is and we were able to learn more about this local community and their customs. Here we met some of the women who had knitted or crocheted our slippers.  We also tried their mate tea and watched them spin the wool.  It was very interesting.

 

After being in the house we were invited out to see their organic gardens in which they produce most of their food.  They actually have greenhouses also as the temperature gets cold and it is very windy as we experienced.  Also on the farm were beautiful horses.

 



We went back to the quincho and had a very nice lunch.  Since the weather had cleared we then did another horseback riding adventure and rode horses to the Argentinan border which tooks us about 2 1/2 hours to get there.  It was really neat because you will see on one sign is Chile and the other one is Argentina.    

 

 



 

 

 

After a long ride we were ready to come back and get ready for dinner.  It was really a fun day.
There were only 6 of us left as the other 7 had left for Melimoyu in the helicopter.  We had a cozy dinner and were honored to have Carlos at the table.  He is the General Manager of Patagonia Sur and gave us a lot of information on the history of the property.  This was a membership only up until the past year. After dinner we sat around the fireplace and sipped our Baileys and then hit the hot tub for a few minutes before bed.  Off in the helicopter to Melimoyu tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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