1000km
6 months
3 female riders
in the saddle across Patagonia, Argentina
Travel
Itinerary
In October 2015, Charlotte Simsar, Charlotte Vandeputte and Capucine Lelievre embarked on a 6 months journey traveling with four horses and one dog across Patagonia.
This adventure was for these three young adventurers an opportunity to go back to the roots: experience a nomadic lifestyle by connecting with nature; embracing what it has to offer whether it is challenges or fabulous rewards, but also connecting with the people they met on their way....
A social, artsy and fun project.
Whenever we had the opportunity, we asked people we met along the way to draw a happy moment of their life (Dibujar un momento feliz de su vida). The older generations were very conservative but we still managed to collect 9 drawings in total. The results were interesting with recurrent themes being "la vida del campo" and religion. In other words, what makes people happy in Patagonia we found was lifestyle, working outdoors riding horses and working with sheep as well as religion.
A pedagogical project
Capucine ran an exchange program with a primary school in France, providing monthly communications with french children on the adventure lived, answering their questions and presenting the project to the class upon her return.
The Team
Stories
Charlotte V
The other "Charlotte" is bringing to the team her passion for horses and strong team spirit acquired through her strong experience in horse ball.
Charlotte S
A world citizen with Australian/French and Turkish nationality, Charlotte has a passion for horses but also for nature conservation and sustainability.
Capucine
An enthusiastic travel addict who started riding before she even knew how to walk! Riding through Patagonia and living the “gaucho” way of life has always been her dream.
Comments
Big thanks to everyone who helped us make this dream a reality!
