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Gaucho on the way to Porvenir, Tierra del Fuego
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Alright! We’re just back to Punta Arenas after exploring the Chilean side of #AdventureWeekTDF, and I must say it was amazing! I wish I could have shared those moments day by day as we were experiencing them, but one of the highlights of this part of Tierra del Fuego is that it’s still pretty wild, so no wifi, no cell phone signal, no instagram! I’ll be sharing them on the next few days, and there’s also some moments from Argentina that I want to share with you, but first let us show some love to our host for the last couple of days, @patagoniacl.
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Chilean Tierra del Fuego is all about disconnecting from modern life and immersing yourself in this wild, untamed place. In this following series, you’ll see our visit to a fort from mid 1800s, our adventure on a really cool expedition boat through the Strait of Magellan that includes kayaking with humpback whales and the visit to a massive glacier, and a little bit of wildlife, so don’t forget to follow so you don’t miss one of them.
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We’ll start small for now, though, with one of my favourite things about the place. Given it is so untamed, highlights can be up to a couple of hours apart from each other, so you’ll have some driving ahead of you. While this may sound a bit off-putting for some, the scenery and moments you’ll find along the way will keep you your adventurer’s heart at ease.
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One of these common sights are Gauchos, local sheep-herders that are well known part of the Patagonian culture, always surrounded by their loyal pack of dogs that helps them keep the sheep in line.
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Mix their strong presence, a few snowy peaks in the background and the never-ending, beautiful cloud-diffused light of Tierra del Fuego and you’ll get a captivating scene that unfolds before you and mesmerizes you with the Patagonian way of life.

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Snowshoeing in Tierra Mayor with Antartur Adventure
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Tierra Mayor is a huge valley very close to Ushuaia that is well known for its winter activities such as dogsledding, cross-skiing, trekking, snowmobiling, ice-climbing, and more.
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We went there for snowshoeing in a really cool experience put together by Antartur Adventure aptly called Snow & Fire.
We first arrived in the evening to the Tierra Mayor shelter, where we learned a little bit about the history of the place from the owners while enjoying their delicious chocolate. We then proceeded to get our snowshoes fitted, picked up some lamps and headed out into the night.
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After a short hike we entered the forest and followed a road with torches until we arrived to an awesome cone-shaped hut, as they were traditionally built by the native people. Inside, they were waiting for us with some delicious skewers to snack on, hot wine, mountain coffee and live guitar music. We had a great time in there enjoying all the favours our hosts prepared and sharing a cool moment as a group.
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Unfortunately time runs out and we had to head out of that magical place after a while, but to make up for that we snowshoed our way to the Nunatak shelter, where we ended the night with more food, wine and good conversation.
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I think these are the days that help people bond together and create lasting memories. Thanks, Tierra del Fuego, for your infinite supply of magic.

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Off-Roading Fagnano Circuit with @tierraturismo
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So this was one of the really cool activities we did yesterday. We left Hosteria Kaikén (@hosteriakaiken) early in the morning to discover a completely different landscape than the one we drove by the day before. Our guides we’re excited to see all the snow that was covering the land, promising the interesting day they were hoping to share with us.
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Riding these Land Rovers over curvy hills, huge puddles of mud that got you shaking more than salsa dancing on a Saturday night, and beautiful views of Lake Fagnano felt like being in the coolest roller coaster in the world. We also found several downed trees along the way that “we” gladly and excitedly helped get out of the way (and I say “we” because I must admit I helped with one branch only, and abused my storytelling position the rest of the time by focusing on taking photos of the actual badass girls and boys who actually took care of this).
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We stopped at TieRRa’s shelter for a delicious barbecue and concluded this activity with the awesome snowball fight from last night’s photo.
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This trip just keeps getting better every day! I can’t wait to see what the rest of the days have in store for us!

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Snowball Fight in Tierra del Fuego
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Today was a day with a lot of first times for me, not a surprise if we consider it’s the first time I spend a day in the snow (actually, yesterday, on the way back to the hotel, was the first time I’ve seen snowfall in my life!).
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It was a long day, intense and full of adventure. There are so many cool photos I want to share of all we did, but it was easy to choose this one over all the others, simply because the moment meant a lot to me.
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I had heard snow was fun, but man! Sometimes words really don’t say it all. It’s incredible how a snowball fight can bring out the kid in you to play. Being caught in the middle of it took me back to memories of water ballon fights when I was much younger. It was a moment of pure joy and fun for everyone and it was really hard to stop, even when the guides (who were also playing, of course!) started saying it was time to go.
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I’ll post another one of my favourite adventure photos in the morning, but for now I leave you with this cool moment of the #AdventureWeekTDF group, hoping it inspires your inner kid to go out and play more often.

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The Desdemona: A Stranded Ship in Tierra del Fuego
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This huge German-built ship navigated the Argentinian coast for 30 years before being stranded in 1983. In that occasion it made it out of the situation but two years later a storm caused hull damage to it and got stranded again on Cabo San Pablo.
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It’s been sitting there ever since, a symbol of its own story. Walking around it feels like you are strolling through a natural museum or movie set, and if you take a look inside the huge hole in the back of the hull you can still see some of the cement sacks it was transporting originally.
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Tierra del Fuego is definitely a wild place, full of interesting stories, and to have the opportunity to see the remains of one right where it happened was a pretty unique experience.

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