A day off with some great views

Yesterday was a rest day with no structured plans for the group.

It started off with an unfriendly dog lose on the property. It turns out that he belonged to the owner of the property. There are actually four dogs here and we hadn't seen any of them out of their cages until this fellow was lose. Not sure why or how he got out, but he was not very friendly! I went out with one of Ruth's walking sticks and made my way to the owner's house to wake him up.

He came out and said "no problem, no problem"... but it was definitely a problem. Anyhow, back in his cage and out of the way.

I spent the morning installing an awning clamp on Sherman. There have been several times over the years where we've had a strong crosswind and Sherman's awning has become unfurled. I knew you could buy a clamp to stop the problem, but of course you never think about it until it happens again. Well, coming across Texas it almost happened again, and I said "I gotta buy one of those clamps"... and so I did. Finally got it installed yesterday.

Awning clamp installed.

And, I helped Barry and Jeannie clean their fridge burner. There are a couple of people in the group who simply didn't know that this is regular maintenance. I think theirs had never been done. There was so much crap in the burner that I can't believe it was still operating! I will do another rig another day.

So... a reminder to everyone... clean your fridge burner once a year... or more often if you normally run it on gas.

After lunch, we went for a hike with Bob and Denise and Scarlet the dog. We walked up to a mirador (lookout) first, and then through the town of Mexquitic and up a hill for another view on the other side. We ended up doing almost 6 kms (3.7 miles) so it was good to get out and get some exercise.

And, although the morning was cool and cloudy, the afternoon was bright and sunny!

There is the first hill we are headed up.

Nice view looking south from the top. 

View looking west.

Bob and the statue. 

There were no signs explaining the significance.

And, looking down on the town of Mexquitic.

The 520 year old church.

Interestingly, Mexquitic is actually older than the big city of San Luis Potosi. And the church that was built here is older than any in the region.

Inside the old church.

The municipal building was decorated with pinatas. 

We climbed up another hill looking back at the statue.

Peter had mentioned that there is a lot of trout in the lake, and we think this is related to the trout. 

Looking across to where we are camped.

Zoomed in, you can see the RVs through the trees.

We walked back across the dam. It is just barely wide enough for one vehicle.

We had happy hour and a driving meeting with the group at 4:30pm. Today is a driving day, and we are headed for Guanajuato. It is one of our favorite cities and we are looking forward to showing it off to the group!

A vermillion flycatcher.

Boy, do I ever love the zoom on the new camera! Fantastic. Looking forward to getting more bird photos when we are down around Huatulco!

See you in Guanajuato!

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