Family Home
His grandparents settle the area about 100 years ago. His parents were able to live off the land. They planted fruit trees, a garden, had sheep, chickens and horses. Fished the lake and knits lots of sweaters.
Where they harvested he sheep
Old tools and even a BIC pen from last century
Tool Shed
The corral
Fruit trees
Horses running free
The waterfall met all their needs. Even today he refilled his plastic water bottle.
Needless to day each child had wool sweaters dyed with colors found on the property. Alex's was able to translate his tale and I was so moved. This way of life is just about gone from our modern world. Tallo thinks so as well, so he is busy turning this old site into a campsite for those to come and learn the old ways. He was a great story teller. I could just imagine the illustrations!
On another note he told us about the receding glaciers. Since the 1940's the glaciers have been melting. All of the mountain tops were covered with glaciers, but today, 80 years later, you have to trek up to find them. The retreat has been substantial. We have noticed this meltdown up and down the patagonia.
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