On Jan 29, 8:30*am, "Larry L" wrote:
Each day I do a little research on Patagonia and write an e-mail or two to
start developing contacts there.

One thing that has popped up is the high cost of renting a vehicle.

It occured to me that maybe I could buy a used one ( probably 4x4 ), use it
60 days, and re-sell it before flying home .. *for less than renting for
that period. * Before I give this more thought and research, let me ask .....
is there some hidden ( to me ) reason why this is an absurd idea unworthy of
pursuing?

Buy a good VCR and make a movie.
If nothing else the trip should be worth an artical in some fly-
fishing mag. Maby you can get Jeep or Land Rover to arrange for a
car.
Art Wolfe had a show a few weeks ago and he didn't seem to have
trouble with cars.