pkondz
Brace yourself for immediate disintegration
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2007
I'm surprised you could even function at all.my mind was partly operational having been assaulted by Benedryl a few hours earlier. Between that and the toasty weather, staying awake had become increasingly difficult.
That's not what that guy told me after his wife found him in the pantry with the cook.Sure, there wasn’t a big battle at San Jose,
Is this a first world problem?Although it is a National Park, Zach and I didn’t see a place to pay anything, which was good and bad. I mean, it’s great that it is apparently free to visit, but I sure would have loved to have been able to whip out that National Park Pass I’d bought!
This intrigues me. My first thought was "defensive fortifications... rifle holes"... but then I thought... wait... mission... church... Would they fortify a church? Perhaps it's a method of letting in sunlight without letting in too much heat?
This is no excuse! What kind of a TR is this???There are some very well done diorama type exhibits to explain what the different parts of the mission were used for and how life was lived day to day. Sadly, no photos of those. I blame it on the Benedryl.
Really! I would've guessed it was long abandoned.In addition to the “museum-y”parts, the mission still holds Mass every week.
I wouldn't have given it a second glance. Who knew it was so famous!?Sources say that the rose window on the south side is the finest remaining example of this craft in the US.
I like that one. Get a sense of scale. I thought it was much smaller.This is the best photo I got of it.
Looks like an oven?
I like the framing of this one.
Still operational??? How cool is that?Z and I went out a bit further and stumbled on the historic (still operational) mill.
Apparently when there isn’t a pandemic, the Parks actually fire this baby up using the ORIGINAL works including the water wheel for demonstrations. Wouldn’t that be a sight?!
Wow! Talk about your perfect timing.As Z and I were figuring out how it all worked together a middle-aged guy was giving his family a tour and said that years ago he worked it as a docent giving the tours while he was getting his MA in History and was explaining the process, so it was like we got a free guided tour.
Uh, oh...Unfortunately, we were met with bugs that bugged me and people that bugged me more. (You didn't really think we were done with bugs, right?)
Seriously, what is wrong with people these days? Does no one have any regard for anyone else anymore, or is everyone totally clueless about the use the public space?
You weren't kidding when you said you got bit!
Unfortunately, a bunch of rude yahoos were in there with a gigantic speaker/amplifier/whatever blaring the most obscene, graphic rap and pop which made ANY chance of relaxing go up in smoke. A couple of the group were roaring drunk to boot and throwing F-bombs around like candy at a Christmas parade. #proudtobeaprude Did I mention there were kids in the pool?
Some people think the world belongs to them... and need a good swift kick.
"Hi! I'll be dropping in later, unexpectedly."
went to bed not sure if I’d wake up with spider bites on top of the mosquito bites
Good luck and have a good trip!It's down to crunch time with packing for another long road trip and getting my rig all prepared for Summer/Fall storage. It's no small task.
Nice! A little off-site Dismeet.As a side note! I was able to have a short DISMeet with DaisyDuck001 yesterday in Casa Grande, about an hour north of Tucson for lunch. We had a very nice visit and it was great getting to know you in person! Perhaps our paths will cross again next year.
Happy Easter to you too!Happy Easter to each of you!