Category Archives: Helsingfors

6th March: Patagonia (Helsingfors to El Chalten)

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Up at 6am before dawn. Another horse trip in the morning, this time to the neighbouring Estancia los Hermanos. Unlike Helsingfors which is now essentially a tourist hotel, this is a working estancia with no pretensions or tourist functions. To … Continue reading →

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5th March – Patagonia (Helsingfors/ Lago Azul)

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

Up again at 6am to take photos at dawn from the boatshed. Today Martiniano overcome our misgivings and persuaded us to travel to Lake Azul on horseback rather than on foot. Just as well he did. We would never have … Continue reading →

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4th March: Patagonia (Helsingfors)

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

We got up at 6am before dawn and discovered the wind was very strong. However, I discovered that the large shed by the lake had missing window panes and in some places the floor was concrete making it an ideal … Continue reading →

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3rd March: Patagonia (Lago Viedma)

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

Today we got up at 4.30AM for a flight from Buenos Aires to El Calafate, in southern Patagonia in Argentina. We picked up a rental car at the airport and headed off towards Estancia Helsingfors, at the far end of … Continue reading →

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