so far so good
Yesterday we got up early and went to the pool here at the Balmorhea Park. The pool is absolutely gorgeous, clear and blue straight to the bottom. I opted out of swimming, but laying out and watching my friends paddle around was still a lot of fun.
After swimming, we got dressed and headed out to Alpine, Texas. We visited a Bavarian Brewery for lunch (service was kind of slow, but the waitress steered us clear of bad dumplings and in the direction of good beer, and the cheeseburger was fantastic). Alpine is a pretty interesting little town, and I wish we'd had more time to stop and look around. In one store we poked in, they had a lot of vintage jewelry and sunglasses, which I thought was pretty spectacular.
After Alpine, we drove back to Fort Davis, but it was almost closing time so Matt, Julie, Tiff, Robin, and I decided to visit the Rattlesnake Museum. The guy who runs the place is named Buzz, and on top of catching his own rattlesnakes, he also has a lot of interesting stories to tell and a very fickle bird named Coco.
We drove back to the state park for a much needed nap. When everyone was awake and refreshed, some small children staying next door showed some of the boys to a very large turtle. The boys then showed the rest of us the turtle, and I must say, it was quite impressive. Then we bundled up and headed to Marfa to see the mystery lights.
When we got there, a guy from the Observatory was there with binoculars and telescopes set up, and we got to see the moon and the Pleiades, which were very pretty. He said he'd been out there a couple dozen times to see the lights and so for was 0 for 25. His luck didn't get any better last night. Oh, well.
After that, it was back to the hotel for sandwiches and sleep. All in all a pretty good day.
After swimming, we got dressed and headed out to Alpine, Texas. We visited a Bavarian Brewery for lunch (service was kind of slow, but the waitress steered us clear of bad dumplings and in the direction of good beer, and the cheeseburger was fantastic). Alpine is a pretty interesting little town, and I wish we'd had more time to stop and look around. In one store we poked in, they had a lot of vintage jewelry and sunglasses, which I thought was pretty spectacular.
After Alpine, we drove back to Fort Davis, but it was almost closing time so Matt, Julie, Tiff, Robin, and I decided to visit the Rattlesnake Museum. The guy who runs the place is named Buzz, and on top of catching his own rattlesnakes, he also has a lot of interesting stories to tell and a very fickle bird named Coco.
We drove back to the state park for a much needed nap. When everyone was awake and refreshed, some small children staying next door showed some of the boys to a very large turtle. The boys then showed the rest of us the turtle, and I must say, it was quite impressive. Then we bundled up and headed to Marfa to see the mystery lights.
When we got there, a guy from the Observatory was there with binoculars and telescopes set up, and we got to see the moon and the Pleiades, which were very pretty. He said he'd been out there a couple dozen times to see the lights and so for was 0 for 25. His luck didn't get any better last night. Oh, well.
After that, it was back to the hotel for sandwiches and sleep. All in all a pretty good day.
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