Patagonia is a Harsh Mistress


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February 24th 2006
Published: February 28th 2006
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As promised at the end of the last blog, I've been on pilgrimage to Welsh Patagonia. Or, at least my stomach has, as I visited a number of Welsh tea shops. For those of you that don´t know, my mother was Welsh. When I was young ( I know that´s difficult to imagine), our parents used to take us down to visit the Welsh relatives in the school holidays. A highlight of those childhood visits was... Read Full Entry



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The Wild Bunch - the gang of Cassidy and SundanceThe Wild Bunch - the gang of Cassidy and Sundance
The Wild Bunch - the gang of Cassidy and Sundance

Reproduction of a famous photo of the outlaws in the museum in Trevelin.
Welsh Teashop in TrevelinWelsh Teashop in Trevelin
Welsh Teashop in Trevelin

The old woman in the picture is the grandmother of the owner of the shop. She died in 1986 aged 103 years old. The family trace their roots from the first colonists in the town
Rafting tripRafting trip
Rafting trip

On the Rio Manso, near Bariloche
Posing on the Chilian borderPosing on the Chilian border
Posing on the Chilian border

On the Rio Manso rafting trip
Capilla San EduardoCapilla San Eduardo
Capilla San Eduardo

Church on the Circuito Chico.
Argentinian Lake DistrictArgentinian Lake District
Argentinian Lake District

Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi, near Bariloche. This picture was taken on the Circuito Chico trip.



2nd March 2006

Still reading!
Hi Stuart! Just to say I'm still reading your Blogs having met you on the FeatherBed cruise in Knysna - so I'm also an Armchair Traveller and thoroughly enjoying them. Safe travels - Caroline.
4th March 2006

Hey Stuart, the scenery looks good and very dramatic, but desolate compared to Africa. Ive been reading your blog since you were in West Africa. I admire your grumpy writing style, yes, sod beaches full of kids! and the teenagers in their backpacker hostel ghettos! lol, keep up the good work.

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