Had deicious blueberries,raspberries and blackberries for breakfast. Alan and June have signed us up for intermediate horse lessons today (are they mad?) We decide to give it a go so at 11am we find ourselves mounting some more horses mine was a light brown boy called Uno. We walked down the trail to another paddock and altogether and then individually we walked around the paddock and then trotted! The wrangler then told us how to lope which Claire and John did...

Well I did it my first ride. My horse was called Saldana and was very kind taking me down the trails but insisting on eating everything in sight on our way! I loved it . Nick, Claire and John did really well. The step up to the ranch seemed much higher when I got off at the end of the ride...... We went for a walk in the desert later with a very lovely lady called Marcia she knew so much about the plants and bird life. Saw a Woodpecker making a nest in a g...

Arrived last night very tired took 21 hours including time differences. Geoff from Ranch picked us up in Mini Bus. Woke up to beautiful morning 70f! Beautiful surroundings surrounded by mountains. Lots of colourful birds flying around. Going for first horse walk this am, exciting, Breakfast was amazing! Desert walk later.