Wednesday February 6, 2008

Had eggs and toast for breakfast this morning and then went for a walk at Dugout Wells. They had a lovely nature trail there and we enjoyed seeing the various types of cacti. We saw a small bird with gray breast - not sure what it's name is - but it catches insects and skewers the ones it is not going to eat right way on the spines of the cacti and then eats them later - quite inventive! We then went to take a hike at Grapevine Hills - we never did find the trailhead after driving many miles down a dirt road - so we set out on our own to make a path. We climbed to the top of a hill and were rewarded with marvelous views of the surrounding area. We had a few thorns and scratches to attend to when we got back to the car, but it was worth it. We had pasta for dinner and chatted with the Ameritreks kids again for a while before going to bed. The camp host delivered our package from Beans this morning, but we discovered it was not the right part - did not fit our bed. We called Beans again and they said to call back tomorrow as they were going to contact the manufacturer.