It rained and the wind howled for much of last night. We awoke to noticeable fresh powder on the mountaintops and each of us commented on our way to breakfast. In addition to many other treats, we have nalca jam at breakfast each day. It comes from the stems of the nalca plant which is in the rhubarb family. It is excellent on toast, tastes something like apple jam. After another hearty breakfast Diego rounded up and saddled three horses for himself, Brooke and me. 
He found full leg goatskin chaps to keep Brooke and me warm and safe from chafing and he donned leather chaps up to his knee. The horses were easy to manage, clearly ridden a lot by many different people. We rode to the western end of the property, stopping along the way to speak to the men fishing. Even though there was intermittent rain, it was a fun ride. I’ll be working with my horses more when I return. After lunch Brooke took another ride up the mountain and Connie and I read.
Allan thinks the men walked for miles in and along the river but did not catch too many trout.
The excitement for the day came in the evening when we were greeted in the lodge by the baby alpaca. We took turns trying to make the sound that she makes in an effort to draw her to us. She, of course, has no fear of people and did not seem bothered by 6 to 10 people in the room with her. She did stop, smell and taste the cut flowers on the table. She bided her time while we ate dinner and while we had tea, Jose left to take her back to his house for a good night’s sleep.
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