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FORMER PARKING LOT

SAND SCRIPT

CAN YOU SEE THE HIDDEN LIZARD?

THE ENEMY

ENCHANTED FOREST

WOODY THE WOODPECKER

WILD HORSE G-RATED VERSION

IS THAT 8 BANANAS IN YOUR POCKET
OR ARE YOU JUST HAPPY TO SEE US?

EGYPTIAN RUBBER BOOTS CLUB

SITTING PRETTY

DUNGENESS

PALM TREES ARE TALLER THAN WE ARE

Yesterday, Andy's friend Kerry came to the island for a weekend visit. We all hung around last night and cooked a mexican fiesta. It was a good night even though our plans to take a night walk down the beach were foiled due to the cold weather.

After working hard the past two days, this morning we completed the armadillo fence and took off on a long bike ride around the island. Hopefully now these pests will stay out of the garden. They are funny to see up close, though. Andy is set on trying to destroy the armadillos. In addition to the strenuous effort of building a fence to keep them out of his garden, he is willing to sacrifice his body to capture them. He proved this to us this afternoon when he saw one, snuck up on it and started chasing it. The armadillo scurried away and Andy sprinted after it, chasing it off the road. The armadillo was so fast that despite Andy's full force, full extension dive, he was able only to have it's tail slip through his fingers.

We only went a few miles on our scenic bike ride, but we got to see a museum in the ice house detailing Island history and ride to Dungeness, a historic mansion on the island that was burned down in 1959. The ruins and shell of the mansion remain and they are quite a sight to see. We found the old greenhouse that was farmed by Dungeness slaves which was quite interesting and used it as a fun photo op.

We also trekked down to the beach near Dungeness which is over a mile long walk. The stroll to the beach is lined with sand dunes and palm trees. It is beautiful. The beach was completely secluded but gusty.

During our exploring today we ran into loads of wild animals. We saw lizards, armadillos, woodpeckers, and wild horses. The wild horses we saw were in a group and we thought they were all female. One horse promptly showed his masculinity and proved us wrong. We have yet to come across hogs, deer, or bobcats, but they inhabit this island. We've seen some wild turkeys too but not when we had our camera out. One of the best sights of the day was a live oak tree that was literally hugging a palm tree. The roots and trunks of these two trees were completely entwined.