This afternoon we visited a friend's alpaca farm. They had about ten alpaca of different ages, several small goats, three dogs, a few cats and kittens. One of their dogs is a pyrenean mountain dog, a huge white drooling creature that acts as protector for the alpacas. He never made a sound, but drooled over both of us. A 15 year old crippled mixed breed struggled to round up the alpacas. In one stall, two older alpaca hung out with the camera shy goats who scampered around them. In the corner of the barn, bales of hay formed a secluded hideaway for two week old kittens. In a few weeks we are going back to see them sheared.
Our next destination was Cockaigne. We had heard that the property was being logged and were concerned that our campsites had been damaged. Walking up the mountain without packs was still difficult, but our reward was discovering our campsites untouched! The caretaker, however, told us the property is being sold very soon, so we don't know if we will be able to use Cockaigne for the 25th anniversary Quest next year.
Dinner at the Mustard Seed topped off a terrific day!
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