We ended our week o' fun with a day trip to the Bandera volcano and ice cave. We had wanted to see the lava tubes in El Malpais, they're supposed to be very interesting. But they're unfortunately closed because of a fungus infecting bats. Isn't that sad? However the ice cave is a private park so we could still go. It turned out to be a great outing. Only an hour and a half away from home, which seems like nothing when you're in a van with mommy, daddy, Eliana, grandma, grandpa and Uncle Matty. And then, the hike to the volcano cauldera is a short half mile, not too far for an energetic little guy. And the ice cave? It's just a few short steps down, and amazingly when you get there it's really cold and there is a huge sheet of ice! Joaquin had a lot of fun, we even bought him a bag of "ore" that he could wash in their sluice and 'pan' for minerals. He loved all the rocks he found. It was also nice since it kept threatening to rain and was therefore cool. (Something to be treasured in this hot summer.) In fact the outfit I brought for Eliana was a little too summery when she wasn't snuggled in the sling, so she got a souvenir as well..... the smallest t-shirt the limited gift store could provide - a woman's small. As you can see, she looked precious. And the final pictures are her watching hummingbirds with grandma and grandpa. They were very interesting, but we had to keep looking back because it's good to always know that momma is there.
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