La Usina is a ranch (estancia) / restaurant. It is located about a gorgeous hour away from my hotel and provides a lot of activities, so you can easily spend all day there. Which is exactly what I did, leaving the hotel at 9AM and coming back at 7PM. The place is absolutely incredible. Upon arriving, you are greeted with a welcome cup of tea and set out on whatever adventure you want:- Ride a horse in the mountains and valleys.
- Drive a 4x4 around the ranch.
- Hang out with cute Patagonian animals (exotic llama-like guanaco and ostrich-like choique, and less exotic but equally cute sheep, goats, cats). Apparently, I have never touched a sheep before - dear God, it feels like one sheep can produce 100 sweaters (at least, this fatty totally could)!
- Make an attempt at artistic photos.
In other words, simply enjoy the outside beauty and the inside gastronomy (in my case, smoked trout empanadas and grilled Patagonian lamb)...
Actually, I don't understand why we don't have places like that Upstate NY. I think it could work wonderfully. Side note: just talked to Jennifer, and it turns out that places like that did, in fact, exist Upstate NY, but they are out of fashion now. What a shame! Maybe it's time to revive the concept!!!I am so happy that it is low season here now! Everywhere you go, you inevitably become part of the local crowd, because there is no tourist crowd anywhere to become part of...
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