チリのカウボーイ仙人 4/4 - The loneliest cowboy in the world part 4

[FAR OUT] [made possible by THE NORTH FACE NEVER STOP EXPLORING] The following morning, Faustino began making the last preparations before our trip to the Green Lake, which is a day's horse ride away. We would spend the night there, and so we needed to take enough supplies to get us through our stay. The Green Lake was the first piece of land he owned out here, and it was also central to his cattle business. He hadn't returned for over four years, but we didn't know why. We need food for the trip. And we also need tents. We need all this. Is this your tent? Yes, to sleep in. I moved to my land in 1965, but I bought that other piece of land 3 years before. I bought it from a man called Stanger, who was a general of the border guard. This land is still under his name, and the area is of 600 hectares. So I've been paying taxes under his name. I also gave some money to finalize the paperwork to get the land title for that amount of hectares. I paid 50,000 Chilean pesos. Every inch of land that we crossed over to get to the Green Lake belongs to Faustino. It was a six-hour journey, we were only halfway there, and the crew felt exhausted by the attacks of the blood-sucking horseflies. But Faustino and Marco were unfazed, even by the blistering Sun that barely sets during the summer. That fence... Well I made it, using an ax. It took me more than four years to finish it. It encloses the land because it is measured. I had to divide my land from the neighbor's. When we finally arrived, after six hours of riding our horses, and encountered Faustino's settlement that he had left behind, we started setting up our camp, and Marco began cooking the lamb we had killed the day before. --Is this enough? Yes, of course it is. We don't want to get fat. Faustino would spend every summer here and oversee his cattle. The last mark is from 2007. That was the last time you where here? Then April of 2003. Where is the year 2000? Here it is... it was in August. If you don't want to know what fear is, you must make sure you have your balls in place every morning. You need to make sure you still have them every morning. How does it look? Just OK? Come on Marcos, it looks great. Want fat or meat? Meat. This whole piece for me? We were finally starting to wind down, and couldn't wait to have our only meal of the day. Thanks Faustino. There you have some meat. --How is it, Adri? Prime Patagonia sheep. Fresh. I think Marco's going to take over the land, when Faustino finishes his time here. He's like the... He's inheriting this whole thing. He lives in O'Hagans, and he has a family, but he plans on bringing 'em here, so... I don't know. I don't think he's trying to take advantage of him or anything. He seems like a nice guy. Do you feel safer with Lancaster living here? Yes, because the animals are all together. So if someone tried to steal my animals, well they have to steal Lancaster's as well. Everything I know regarding the animal theft is what Fasutino has told me. I didn't see it with my own eyes. His nephew, Misael, stole the animals. They didn't mention that they were going through my land with animals. And because of that, I decided to go back to my house and get my gun. I was going to shoot him, but a plant got in my way. The gun had one bullet only so I had to reload. They ran away while I was doing that. I've never had problems with anyone else. Only with those guys and then, about 40 years ago I had another problem. This guy was a murderer. So you had to be careful. So I ran into him on the road and with a revolver I took him down. He fell off his horse and died. After spending the night, we gathered that Faustino hadn't returned to the green lake since 2007, when his nephew started stealing his cattle and selling the meat in nearby towns. Due to his age, and the vast amount of land on his property, it was impossible for him to keep it under constant surveillance. Feeling powerless over what was happening to him, he let his cattle run free and he brought in Marco Lancaster to take care of it. But more importantly, to protect him. And if I ever feel threatened, I'll take my gun out. It's impossible to understand who Faustino really is, when like his nephew or brother, we have a very limited view of a life of a man that has spent most of his time on Earth alone. He shared some stories with us, but who knows what he's chosen to keep to himself. And it's difficult to say whether or not we would have like to meet him 30 years ago when he was very different, given the few things we know about him now. Here's an 81-year-old man that is kind and welcoming, and it might seem natural to see him living alone, but he makes it look so simple when the few days we've been here have proven that we couldn't have survived without him. As we made our way back to Faustino's home, we had to get ready to return to New York. Take care of yourself. Goodbye. Bye! God bless you. After spending four days with him, it's impossible to imagine spending a lifetime in Chilean Patagonia, imitating the way of life of the original gauchos, Something Faustino Arrientos is trying to preserve.