{"id":194934,"date":"2013-10-22T15:52:24","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T14:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.swoop-patagonia.co.uk\/?p=194934"},"modified":"2015-10-23T13:33:05","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T12:33:05","slug":"patagonia-marathon-horse-riding-in-torres-del-paine-and-the-cape-horn-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/patagonia-marathon-horse-riding-in-torres-del-paine-and-the-cape-horn-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Horse Riding in Torres del Paine &#038; Cape Horn Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Arthur returned just a few weeks ago from his trip to Patagonia, where he spent 3 days <a title=\"Horse Riding in Patagonia\" href=\"https:\/\/https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/patagonia\/horse-riding\/\">horse riding <\/a>across the Fjords of Torres del Paine, followed by 4 days exploring &#8216;The End of the World&#8217; on our <a title=\"Cape Horn Adventure\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/cape-horn-adventure\/\">Cape Horn Adventure.<\/a> This was all after having run the <a title=\"Patagonia International Marathon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patagonianinternationalmarathon.com\/\">Patagonia Marathon<\/a> on Sept 28th! Here he tells us a little about what he got up to\u2026<\/p>\n<h3>Highlight of the trip&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p><em>The ride from Rio Serrano to the Fjord, and camping stopover at Lake Brush.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>How was your Guide in Torres del Paine?<\/h3>\n<p><em>Our guide Carlos was objectively brilliant. The right mix of being there but not overbearing. He was also very knowledgeable and altogether a nice bloke.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The stop at Estancia Mercedes we did with Carlos was a great moment too, they are a fantastic family and we had an exceptional stay with them.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>How did Swoop do?<\/h3>\n<p><em>Your help was really great, honestly I kind of found you randomly and it served me very well.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The little hiccup* with Paola was annoying but not of great consequence, and the other staff at Lakutaia Lodge were very helpful in every aspect.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>*[Customs in Ushuaia delayed Arthurs crossing of the Beagle Channel]<\/p>\n<h3>How was your time on the Cape Horn Adventure?<\/h3>\n<p><em><a title=\"Lakutaia Lodge\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/lakutaia-lodge\/\">Lakutaia Lodge<\/a> is a good place, maybe not all that exiting as compared to the rest of the trip but I really like hikes and trips on\/from Isla Navarino.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-194946\" alt=\"Arhtur's Patagonia Marathon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-patagonia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Arhtur-Patagonia-Marathon.jpeg\" width=\"614\" height=\"267\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arthur returned just a few weeks ago from his trip to Patagonia, where he spent 3 days horse riding across the Fjords of Torres del Paine, followed by 4 days exploring &#8216;The End of the World&#8217; on our Cape Horn Adventure. 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