I know exactly where you have been although I myself have never made it to Patagonia. I have felt the peace in the solace I found when I placed myself in complete connection to my surrounding nature as much as I have felt the endless freedom to simply be myself with my heart and nothing else... What I brought back from such journeys is absolutely priceless. I practice being there again and again in my mind so that I may achieve those moments of feeling happy and satisfied with myself and my life in my reality and not just in another place and time.