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Estancia Los Hermanos

·Patagonia·Argentina and Patagonia 2008

Helsingfors
On our trek to Estancia Los Hermanos. Helsingfors is nestled in the grove of conifers in the distance. © Carl Amoth

Tuesday afternoon after lunch we went trekking with our guide Martiniano to Estancia Los Hermanos (The Brothers Ranch), which is the nearby Ranch owned by the same owner of Helsingfors. We trekked 10K (6.2 miles) up and down hills and then received a thorough and enlightening tour of the old sheep sheering operation (see video below), as well as the garden and greenhouse.

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Our guide, Martiniano, talking about the bones of the guanaco and puma pelt
Our guide, Martiniano, talking about the bones of the guanaco and puma pelt
Crested Caracara
Crested Caracaras

We were exhausted when we got back to Helsingfors, and had just enough time for our shower and then to dinner. We met a nice young couple from Seattle: Molly and Aaron, and then an Italian couple also arrived, Claudio and Mariniella. They are hilarious! Claudio goes on and on talking in Italian, knowing none of us understands him, and then looks at his wife expecting her to translate his entire conversation! “She is my mouth” he would say.

I will post separately on our Trek today….eye yai yai…..
Bev