franandaj
I'm so happy, I could BOUNCE!
- Joined
- Nov 15, 2009
She also nabbed an egg salad
sandwich from the deli.
(Riiiiight about now,
75% of you are going, "D'oh!")
No, I'm saying "Ewwww". I picked Chicken salad because it's the least likely thing that would make me gag. I don't even trust other people's Tuna salad sandwiches, in fact, I'm not sure that I would trust other people's chicken salad either.
We eventually got to the place
listed in the brochure.
The OK Corral stables!
Uh....
Where is everybody?
I was gonna guess they died in the shoot out.
I was pleased to see she didn't have
a six shooter strapped to her hip.
Evidently you have predisposed notions about folks in Arizona.....
She was very nice, though.
She called the stables
and asked if they had room
for two riders.
(They did!)
She gave us proper directions
and we headed back out.
Luckily, it was only a few
minutes away.
Well that's good! Crisis averted!
He had a six shooter
on his hip.
OK, so one guy you encountered had a gun. They have different laws there.
Heck... it's one of a very few
that I've seen!
If you're interested in seeing more (or even holding one) we have a few Single Action pistols as we were in SASS (Single Action Shooting Society) for a few years. It's a group where target shooting and character development were equal in importance.
(It's a western. You mosey in westerns.
Sashaying is for them city-folk.)
Says the guy from the Prairie.....
Bo knows horse riding.
(Bonus if you get the reference.
Or not. Just let me know.)
Is it a TV commercial? Otherwise I got nothing. But I see in comments that it has something to do with sports.
She was very informative
and entertaining.
I was impressed with how
she rode side saddle so she
could talk to us.
I'm impressed!
Eventually, she got tired of riding
side saddle... so she just turned
around... and rode backwards!
I'm even more impressed!
This tourist decided that
'Teddy Bear' sounded nice.
So she petted a branch.
It took Tammy over an hour
to get all the needles out.
People are stupid.
We did see some cacti
with bullet holes in them
from back in the Wild West days.
Interesting. But I can totally see that. Those cacti are old, they only grow like an inch or so each year.
I am definitely not a cowboy.
Besides, I don't own a six shooter.
I've heard that you're not allowed in Canada anyways, but we have plenty enough to cover you....
We stopped back into the
office/gift shop and Kay
picked out some rocks
for a friend.
Figures. I was engaged to a geologist at one point in my life and I didn't pick the rocks...
So we went to Goldfield,
an honest to goodness
Old West Ghost Town!
Which had burned down
and been rebuilt in the 70s...
You need to go see Bodie....
There wasn't a whole
heck of a lot to see.
A few buildings.
A few shops selling
mostly tourist crap...
And that was about it.
We were in and out
in fifteen minutes.
I can see that....
Do I make it sound like stopping
in Goldfield was a waste of time?
Well... I suppose it sort of was.
But then again,
it was kind of fun to poke around.
But it cost you and chip and me, points!
We stopped at a Harley Davidson
so I could grab a poker chip
and possibly a T-shirt.
And....
It was closed.
Hmmmm....
Open Sunday until 4pm.
It's... 4:15.
Dang it! Goldfield cost me a chip!
And points for me!
Not long after, we checked into
the Hilton Phoenix Airport.
Sorry, no photos of the exterior.
I did take one in the morning,
but I'll post it in the next update.
You're right, you did a lot of hotel switching!
We were both hungry
and I knew a place
that I thought would be fun.
Interesting place, how did you stumble on that?
But look around.
There's a player piano to the right,
Several xylophones on the ceiling.
Drums along the wall.
And pipes, well, everywhere.
Do they play the xylophones on the ceiling?
He told an interesting story
of when he was a sophomore
(That's grade ten apparently,
for my non US readers.)
he met and had lunch with...
Duke Ellington!
Holy crap!
I was pretty impressed.
I'm impressed too...you had a serious day with impressive folks.
After a few more songs
and a few more stories,
he played a medley of
Star Wars tunes
and, as the organ spun,
it slowly descended
out of sight.
One of the most bizarre,
yet entertaining,
meals I've had in a while.
I can second that! I will tell you that because of this update we ordered pizza for dinner last night.
"Why?" I asked.
"I want to play pinball." She said.
Doh! I suck at this contest, and I wouldn't even think a kid today would know what a pinball machine is!
We walked out with
me humming
"Pinball Wizard".
Are you a deaf, dumb and blind kid?
Poop. I forgot to fill the tank.
They charged me $15 for five gallons.
That's about the going rate here, unless you go to Costco and that was $2.65 last time I filled up.
Car returned...
I just had to call the hotel
and have the shuttle come pick us up.
Which is problematic
when you don't have a phone
that works in the States.
(At least that problem's
been rectified now!)
Well I'm glad to hear that. It should make April a little easier.
Well... except for the poker chip.
And the gas.
1. We have an early flight.
So.... what time do we get up?
4:45AM
2. Security.
Fast? Slow? Average?
Average
3. Flight.
On time? Delayed?
Delayed
4. LA. Harley Davidson attempt #2.
Nothing? Poker chip? Chip & T-shirt?
Chip & T-shirt
5. Which way to the beach?
We go to one.
Santa Monica? Venice? Hermosa?
Santa Monica
6. Which Marvel character
(that Kay's in love with)
do we see?
Iron man? Thor? Wolverine?
Thor
7. We go for burgers. Where?
In-N-Out? Shake shack? Slater's 50/50?
Shake Shack
8. We see the Hollywood sign.
How long do we spend looking?
about: (pick the closest)
1-5 seconds? 1-5 minutes? 1-5 hours?
1-5 seconds
9. What's for dinner?
Mexican? Burgers? Chinese?
Mexican
10. We told Kay we'd pay for
one souvenir. What does she get?
Clothes? Books? Candy?
Clothes
Bonus: Did you see it?
PM your guess.
Posting will result in deductions.
PM to come...