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Blog 4: Patagonia (English)

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9th May

We recently took a 9 day excursion to Patagonia, in Chile and Argentina. Most of the traveling we have done prior to the excursion has been between larger and smaller cities. We needed a more rustic experience in the great outdoors. AL especially wanted to get back in touch
with his Franciscan soul. This was also the third part of a honeymoon dream for the both of us, Ilha Grande and Iguaçu Falls being the first 2 parts.

We started out by booking a roundtrip flight from Buenos Aires to Rio Gallegos, 3 hours straight south. A red-eye flight arriving at 3am saved money and time from the alternative buses, which take two days to arrive. Stepping off the plane was a cold wet slap in the face: 30mph winds (gusting), freezing rain, pitch black and no umbrella. We held on to … Read More »