After visiting the Studio we figured that we had enough time to drive to the South of Tucson and stop by the old mission (by old we mean old). This mission was built in 1560 and is a beautiful example of Spanish church architecture, both inside and out. Unusually (for us with our limited expertise) the roof was made from a series vaulted domes, rather than the usual large rafters. It was very ornate inside and had many interesting icons and statues. As it as a couple of days before Palm Sunday the alter had a purple cloth and there were Easter Lilies around the church. We also walked through some of the other parts of the mission with its cactus gardens, which were very pretty. There were several pictures on the walls, one of them was of a native indian saint - Saint Keteri Tekatwitha, who lived in 1656-1680, but was only sanctified in 2012. There is some very interesting, and detailed, information about her and her way of life on Wiki.
A very pleasant afternoon.
Great journey from Tombstone, in AZ, to the Napa Valley, in CA...............................................Including Jim and Connie's Party!
What we did!
This is the blog of our 12th Trip to the U.S.A.
On this trip we arrived in March and spent a week with our friends Connie NA Jim at their Bluegrass Party, in Florida.
We then flew to Phoenix, where we collected our rig and then explored Southern Arizona, from the cowboy city of Tombstone in the East, to the desert City of Yuma in the West.
Travelling north along the course of the Colorado river we visited the London Bridge at Lake Havasu before exploring the Mojave Desert, including some more of Rout 66 and Calico Ghost Town.
Moving North West through California we shared in the CBA Bluegrass Campout in Turlock, before visiting Bodega Bay to follow The Birds. After sampling the delights of the Napa Valley we joined in The Fiddle Convention at Cloverdale before storing our rig and returning home after seeing some friends in San Leandro, near San Francisco.
This blog gives a day to day record of many of the things we did on this trip.
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Hope you had some "healthy" Fry bread - yummy!
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