The Eclipse was just a slightly darker part of the morning with the complete cloud cover that hung over Santa Maria, California. I was up early and was able to watch the NASA coverage. So, I did see it, sort of live. It was amazing how sunny it became here when the whole thing was…
We visited the Queen Mary docked at Long Beach first thing in the morning on Friday. It was decommissioned in 1967 and has been docked at Long Beach since then, I believe. Admittedly, we weren’t inclined to pay the $40 each to take a tour, but the outside was pretty impressive. I did spend the…
Long Beach, California appears to be a very much a “blue collar’ town. What we can see of the port is full of working ship derricks and some gas and oil shipping facilities. It reminds me very much of Tacoma’s no nonsense port. Motels, even here, are very expensive along the coast, but we were…
Ontario, California (near Rancho Cucamonga) is about 5 hours drive from Kingman, Arizona. We arrived in late afternoon and are snuggled up in a mid-level motel for the night. We streaked through from Kingman into California, stocked up on gas and beverages just southeast of the Mojave Desert (yes, I have an unreasonable fear of…
Finally settled in Kingman, Arizona, in a motel, after driving for about 6 hours. Frankly, there was not much to see on the drive. So, no pictures yet. Maybe when we explore “Historic Route 66” this evening, we’ll find some interesting sights.
Today, it was Santa Fe – one more time. We had to browse the artisans again in the colonnade at Santa Fe Plaza and we bought a few things this time. Shhh! Don’t tell our kids! The Santa Fe Public Library in downtown was on my list because, of course, I cannot seem to pass…
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