New Year, New Hike

Although it was cold and overcast, we decided we needed to get outisde for a while on New Year's Day and headed to the local wildlife refuge. Rudy's suggestion of a walk was to go to Smithville, so we told him we could go there afterwards. The beginning of this walk involved him complaining that he didn't like hiking, he didn't want to go, etc.
As a result of Hurricane Sandy, the main drive of the refuge is still closed, so we took a side path that Rudy and I hadn't been down before.

Yes, Paul and I had hats, gloves and heavy coats. Rudy had an opened vest, no hat and no gloves (although i had them in my pocket just in case). This Guatemalan rarely feels cold.

At the end of the path was an observation tower.

Rudy and I checking out the water while Paul is up on the tower.

By the time we had reached the end of the path, Rudy was scampering around, singing the Indiana Jones theme, and fighting invisible enemies.

In the middle of this picture, across the water, you can just make out a blue heron. It was in the same exact place when we passed it both times.