We started Day Eight rising early to beat the heat. After a quick bite to eat. Catherine, Anna and I began a 3.2 mile hike around the West Mitten on the “Wildcat Trail.” Julie and J. Gar decided to play around the hotel and get everything packed up for our next journey. Its a good thing they did. The hike was great for the first two miles as we stepped over rocks and through the red clay and red sand. The pics to follow I thought really turned out well. However, Dad took a wrong turn and the hike turned into a little over FIVE miles and the temperature rose quickly. Luckily, I had prepared with a backpack full of water, we needed it all. The last mile was uphill through the red sand. Anna became a little distraught and older sister chose that moment to completely lose it. Anna and I laughed a little at Catherine’s outburst and that only made it worse. At one point, with Anna and I about 100 feet in front, she declared that she was not moving any further until we came back and apologized to her face to face. Needless to say she shortly changed her mind and followed along. We made it back, it took about 3 hours and we were covered in red sand. The neat little French tourist looked at us as they took their pictures like we were natives returning from the outback. It sure made for a good story and eventually we all had a good laugh.