Patagonia Camp

Day 6, 7 & 8

Our days at Patagonia Camp consist of excellent meals, attentive staff, good drivers, good-luck weather, and interesting travelers who have also chosen this remote hotel/camp. Each night we pick what we would like to do the next day. An assortment of activities are organized!

We take a “half day” excursion to a private ranch where steep cliffs rise up from the flat river plain. We stride up the gentle side of the hill to peer off the edge of the precipice where the condors live and nest. See the pictures below.

Another day, the choice is not to drive anywhere. We decide to stay around the camp, hike the nearby trail to find good fishing in the glacier lake.

Another choice is to take a van for the afternoon to “miradors” that are view points simply spellbinding vistas. On the crystal clear day that Michael and Joan went, their photos are the best of the entire trip.

And at another time, Joan and Paul decide to take a hike along the desert mounds and plateaus to see wildlife: herds of guanacos; puma tracks, carra carra birds, calafate berries, traces of cave paintings, and finally rheas. A rhea is a small brown ostrich like bird that blends into the landscape.

And, as a finale, I joined 6 others from Patagonia Camp for my second trek to the base of the Torres and back! 11 kilometers each way! 12 hours was good time!! After I finished that trek, I know that I can do it again. It was one of the most beautiful views I have ever seen in my life.

Pictures are worth a thousand words. The next photos are the best way to describe the beautiful days and nights at the Patagonia Camp – and how l will end this saga of 36 days of travel.