First of all let me say "THE SEAHAWKS WON THE SUPER BOWL" Who'd a thunk it? What a fun game for Seahawk fans. We went to Alj's Tavern the little local bar we have stopped at a few times, they are so friendly "Norm" comes to mind. We were outnumbered by Bronco fans, at first they teased us, apologizing for beating Seattle. Well the foot was on the other shoe! After it was apparent we were going to win they started high-fiving us. Lots and lots of free food. Gary almost won the football pool for one quarter but Peyton scored a TD just as time ran out. Bummer. We brought the Seahawk balloons home, we tied them to our mirrors. At any rate the win was a long time coming, poor Seahawk fans have been through thick and thin over 40 years.
Monday, Feb. 3rd, the start of our sixth month on the road. Time has just flown, neither one of us are ready to go back to Salem. Gary and Larry took a nice long bike ride, Tucson has some amazing bike trails. There is a pedestrian/bike overpass that looks like a rattlesnake, Gary said when you go through it the tail rattles. I think I'll pass. After he got back the three of us walked several miles along the Patano River trail, the river is dry as all of them seem to be.
Thursday, Feb. 6th, we took Luci to doggie day camp, we headed out for Tohono Chul Park, it is a desert preserve that educates visitor to Tucson about the arid land, native species and SW traditions. The park must have been out in the country when it first opened but now the city has grown all around, you would never know, the trails take you down so all you can see is desert scape. We had a nice picnic along one of the trails.
Friday, Feb. 7th we went to the Mini Time Machine Museum, named because from room to room it transports you from the 1700's to present. The miniatures, most of them in houses, are amazing, what talent and creativity. In my case, I'd never be a miniature artist, my hands are too clumsy. We went to lunch at Thunder Canyon Brewer, when we were there with Dan and Charlene, Dan ordered the Mt. Olympus salad, it looked so good I had to have it. Yum Yum Yum. After lunch we met Larry over at the Rock and Gem Show to pick up a bike. We went through several tents, there are probably over 40 venues all over Tucson, there were rocks from all over the world plus tables and tables and tables of beads. One geode, cut lengthwise was put in a metal sculpture that looked like a butterfly about 4 feet tall, the price was over $15,000. Who would have thought that rocks were that expensive. We also saw a petrified log cut to be a table top. just gorgeous. We just heard tonight that Larry and Nancy were in a nasty car wreck in Phoenix that totaled their van. Nancy spent the night in the hospital, she is fine but is sore all over. They were going to spend more time down in Az but now they are going to rent a car and go home. Atleast it was at the end of their vacation not the start.
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