Breakfast time! The buffet table is beautifully spread out with Coffee, cereal, meat and cheese. There are lots of spreads to put on your toast, many jams, and of course Dulce de Leche! 
Look at this little saucer for your tea bag. Isn’t that adorable? 
I had a fried egg with bacon. 
Steve had his eggs scrambled. 
Here is Steve chatting with Annie and Paul, they are from Wyoming. I think they are exchanging fishing tales. What else would you do at a fishing lodge? 
Here is Steve all geared up and ready to go. His guide Adrian is photo bombing! I took the picture with my iPad, so try to ignore all the stuff on the side. Look at Steve in that vest! He is prepared for everything! 
This vista shows the volcano Lanin, and on the right is Tipiliuke. While Steve was off fishing I went off riding with Fiona, who is from England and one of the interns, Mike. Why do those power lines always seem to be in the way of the view? (Mary M, I am thinking about you!) Mike is from the UK and one of his relatives is a DUKE! You know I got quite excited about that, didn’t you! 
Here is Mike giving me a hug. I look pretty calm experiencing my almost royal hug. Maybe I should have packed my tiara!
Jack, Harry and Mike are all from the UK. They are interning here at Tipiliuke. They are having a great time learning Spanish, riding horses, and the hospitality industry. Soon hunting season will start and they will go with the gauchos, translating for the guests. If you know someone who would like to do an internship here just shoot Tipiluike an email . It will be an experience of a lifetime!
Here we are on our ride. It was supposed to be an hour. How long will it be?
On our ride we passed by some anglers in a drift boat, fishing the Chimehuin River.
Everywhere you can see is part of the Estancia. Almost 50,000 acres! Just think of the property taxes! I was told that this is not the largest estancia in the area, there are ones down the road of over 100,000 acres!
I spy a guanaco! Do you see his white legs?
Here is a picture of Julio. He is our gaucho that is leading us on the ride. He has very sharp eyes. At one point he came back to my horse and grabbed a piece of metal that was on the ground.
Our ride was over two hours and fifteen minutes. My hips were so sore I was almost crying the last fifteen minutes. I decided that one hour to the gaucho meant one hour there, turn around and one hour back. 
Back at the lodge, snacks awaited us. I think the cheese was a big hit, but I loved the salami!
Not sure if I showed you one of the outdoor seating areas. There was a fireplace that was lit after dinner. 
Lunch time! As you recall, lunch is the big meal, and dinner is much lighter. 
Lunch was served in a beautiful pergola. It was shady enough that we didn’t get too hot. Temperatures were in the 80’s here. 
Tipiliuke had charming touches everywhere. Here is the signature brand on the napkin ring, and a little flower sprig in the cloth napkin. 
First course was a delightful salad. The vegetarians had a much larger salad. 
The pork was cooked perfecto! I loved the apples on the side. Steve doesn’t like apples so I got to have his also. 
Dessert was a mango mousse. 
While I was out riding Steve was out fishing. Yes! He did catch his February fish! Congratulations! Isn’t this one a beauty! I am not sure how many he caught. We’ll find that out later. Ciao, Ciao!
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Hi Linda! This place looks amazing! Patagonia is stunning. Is it catch and release or do you get to eat the fish Steve catches? If you have a chance go for a hike to see the condors. But kicking back and reading a book in those beautiful surroundings is great too! Enjoy.
Fishing is all catch and release. Steve is loving the fishing. Weather has been wonderful. We haven’t seen any condors here. We did see a few last year Chile. In between posting this damn blog I am enjoying the riding and the scenery. I will go fishing with Steve tonight for an hour.