“As soon as I saw you I knew a grand adventure was about to happen.” ― A.A. Milne

It’s all so quiet in the blogosphere, when you’re busy living. Blogging has become low on the priority ladder, due to being a full-time dad and a timeconsuming career change to teaching. Nevertheless I hope I will find some time to add some posts about the adventures we do/did with Lotta, who is almost 2 years old at the time of writing. I’m lagging behind reports of quite a pile of longer adventures: Patagonia (austral summer 2016), Vosges (spring 2016), Lapland (summer 2016), Mallorca (winter 2016), Picos de Europa (spring 2017), Canadian Rockies (summer 2017), Iceland (summer 2017)… Well, we’ll see how fast/slow the fifo runs out.

When our baby girl was 20 weeks old we took her on a 45-days adventure to south-central Patagonia. In a series of 3 posts I will give a pictorial insight in the adventurous trip we took in february-march 2016.

Read part 2 here
Read part 3 here

Hang on there. Pic from day 40 on the 6-week adventure. Fitz Roy range. Parque Nacional Los Glaciares. Santa Cruz. Patagonia. Argentina.

Babies are so flexible. All they need is love, warmth and breastfeeding. Keep them close to the body and slow down your adventure. Anything is possible. In my first post on the Patagonia trip I will not add much chatter. In the next update, I’ll give some more logistical insights. Here is part 1 of the pictorial trip report.

A breastfeeding rest after a climb out of Pampa Linda. Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina.

Organizing Lotta’s first night in the tent. Pampa Linda. Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina.

Mystical morning light over the gaucho ranch at Pampa Linda. From here we started our first 5-day trek into the mountains around Cerro Tronador. Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina.

For a multiday trek, mommy carried Lotta in a flexible swing on the chest. Close contact is possible. Mommy carries a 8-9kg backpack, containing sleeping bags, clothes and baby stuff.

Crossing fallen log on our trek to Paso de las Nubes. Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina

Diaper change rest in the shady, virgin lenga forrest. Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina.

Climbing up a small gully on our way to Paso de las Nubes. Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina.

Happy faces on the Paso de las Nubes. Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina.

Crossing the Rio Manso. Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina.

Wild bivaouc along the Lago Mascardi in Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina.

Negotiating one of the dozen fallen Coihues along the unmaintained route along the Lago Mascardi in Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina.

Crossing an unnamed pass above the Lago Mascardi in Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina.

Happy family. Bivaouc on the shores of Lago Mascardi in Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina.

And off we go again after a peaceful night under the stars. Lago Mascardi in Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina.

Alpenglow on Cerro Piltriquitron. Comarca Andina del Paralelo 42. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina.

After a steep 10km, 1250m ascent hike, we reach the tranquil Refugio Cerro Lindo. Comarca Andina del Paralelo 42. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina.

… where the starlight is mindblowing. Comarca Andina del Paralelo 42. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina.

Exploring the ridges around Cerro Lindo. Comarca Andina del Paralelo 42. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina.

Patagonian skies. Comarca Andina del Paralelo 42. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina.

Refreshment after a 3 day onslaught of Cerro Lindo. El Bolson. Rio Negro. Patagonia. Argentina.

Overnight trek in NP Los Alerces. Hiking through fire infested virgin lenga forrest. Chubut. Patagonia. Argentina

Uninterupted views after another hot, steep ascent through regenerating lenga forrests. Lago Futalaufquen. NP Los Alerces. Chubut. Patagonia. Argentina

And a skinny dip after a hot day in the mountains. Lago Futalaufquen. NP Los Alerces. Chubut. Patagonia. Argentina

Color of Dawn. Bivaouc. Lago Futalaufquen. NP Los Alerces. Chubut. Patagonia. Argentina

Breakfast after a night under the tarp. Lago Futalaufquen. NP Los Alerces. Chubut. Patagonia. Argentina

Intoxicating colors of the Rio Futaleufú when we cross into Chile. Region de los Lagos. Patagonia. Chile.

In may 2008, volcan Chaitén errupted massively, destroying half of the city of Chaitén. Driving through Parque Pumalin, nature reminds you of it’s disasterous impact. Region de los Lagos. Patagonia. Chile.

Gazing at Fitzroya cupressoides. Centuries-old Alerce trees. Parque Pumalin. Region de los Lagos. Patagonia. Chile.

I’ll stop my first post on Patagonia here, because tomorrow we leave for a new 6-week adventure to the Canadian Rockies and Iceland. The second post you might expect by the end of the summer! Happy adventures.

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