Complete the paragraph with the simple past or the past progressive form of the verbs in parentheses.

Last weekend, we (take) a day trip in our sailboat. We (see) a small island in the middle of a lake. We (want) to explore it, so we (leave) our boat on the beach on the island. We (find) a trail and (hike) around the island. While we (hike), we (hear) some strange noises in the bushes. We (stand) on the trail and (wait). While we (wait), a small bear (come) out of the woods. He (eat) blackberries. After we (see) the bear, we slowly (walk) backwards. Fortunately, the bear (follow, not) us, and we (get) back to our boat safely.