Arizona Day 2
Walking down the streets of Tombstone and brushing elbows with men dressed up like Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp made me feel like I walked into a scene of an old Western movie. Aside from the tourist-y boutiques this place was as authentic as it comes.
We stopped and had lunch at Six Gun City but our experience was a little less than impressive. Although we were the only group in the restaurant at the time, it took almost 45 minutes to get our food. When the waitress finally brought our order out, she announced, rather unapologetically, that three of us were out of luck because she dropped our food on the floor. Of course they brought out a new order - 25 minutes later. Wasn't the best experience but the food was pretty good.
After we left Tombstone we drove to Kartchner Caverns State Park and spent the next two hours exploring narrow passageways, learning about how the cave was discovered in the 70's and gazing at 45,000 year-old bat guano. There is 99% humidity in the cave all year round so even though the guano was old, it was as fresh as the day it was dropped on the stones - interesting, huh? At some points, the tour was unbearable for me because I wanted to touch the stones and formations but the tour guide gave us strict instructions to not touch ANYTHING on the tour because the bacteria on our skin would cause mold to grow on the rock and eventually wreck the formation.
After we left the cave we traveled to Green Valley where we visited my grandpa and went out to dinner at his favorite place, Manny's. Now, I'm not a huge fan of Mexican food but this was, by far, the best I've ever had.
We finished off the night by coming back to the house, the ladies played a game of Twister and we watched a movie. It was a long day but totally worth it for everything I got to see and learn. Looking forward to what today will bring. The crystal ball shows a lot of sun, laying by the pool and heading out to dinner tonight when my parents come in from their flight. Can't wait!
Related Links:
http://www.tombstonechamber.com/Historic-Sites
http://www.pr.state.az.us/parks/KACA/tour_info.html
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g31236-d511074-Reviews-Manuel_s_Restaurant-Green_Valley_Arizona.html
Walking down the streets of Tombstone and brushing elbows with men dressed up like Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp made me feel like I walked into a scene of an old Western movie. Aside from the tourist-y boutiques this place was as authentic as it comes.
We stopped and had lunch at Six Gun City but our experience was a little less than impressive. Although we were the only group in the restaurant at the time, it took almost 45 minutes to get our food. When the waitress finally brought our order out, she announced, rather unapologetically, that three of us were out of luck because she dropped our food on the floor. Of course they brought out a new order - 25 minutes later. Wasn't the best experience but the food was pretty good.
After we left Tombstone we drove to Kartchner Caverns State Park and spent the next two hours exploring narrow passageways, learning about how the cave was discovered in the 70's and gazing at 45,000 year-old bat guano. There is 99% humidity in the cave all year round so even though the guano was old, it was as fresh as the day it was dropped on the stones - interesting, huh? At some points, the tour was unbearable for me because I wanted to touch the stones and formations but the tour guide gave us strict instructions to not touch ANYTHING on the tour because the bacteria on our skin would cause mold to grow on the rock and eventually wreck the formation.
After we left the cave we traveled to Green Valley where we visited my grandpa and went out to dinner at his favorite place, Manny's. Now, I'm not a huge fan of Mexican food but this was, by far, the best I've ever had.
We finished off the night by coming back to the house, the ladies played a game of Twister and we watched a movie. It was a long day but totally worth it for everything I got to see and learn. Looking forward to what today will bring. The crystal ball shows a lot of sun, laying by the pool and heading out to dinner tonight when my parents come in from their flight. Can't wait!
Related Links:
http://www.tombstonechamber.com/Historic-Sites
http://www.pr.state.az.us/parks/KACA/tour_info.html
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g31236-d511074-Reviews-Manuel_s_Restaurant-Green_Valley_Arizona.html
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