Tierra del Fuego's first estancia (ie ranch) was established
in 1886 by missionary, Thomas Bridges, whose descendants now run the
place as an historical attraction. It's named after the Devonshire birthplace of his wife, Mary Ann.
Its Museo Acatushun has an excellent collection of cestacean and avian
bones, of which this one caught my eye (notice the 'fingers' in its
flipper)
and the tour extends to the former sheep ranch (apparently, a 3m snow season in 1995 did away with 80% of their 20,000 sheep and they elected not to restock)
and the tour extends to the former sheep ranch (apparently, a 3m snow season in 1995 did away with 80% of their 20,000 sheep and they elected not to restock)
and the house
itself (still occupied by the family; apparently it took 9 months to be
shipped from England - it was supposed to be 6 months but the captain
was paid by the day!!)
including a garden fit for Devon!
We wild-camped with permission by the Rio Varela, which runs from the Beagle Channel
backed by the Martial mountain range
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