Tombstone, Holy Trinity Monastery, campfire, wiener roast and smore's what a fun day.

Where are we today ?

Valley Vista Resort Benson Arizona

      

        I know I took too many pictures to day again, but we did a lot and if nobody else looks at them its a nice record for us. 

        Gonna be another pretty good day so lets take advantage of it. We checking the weather and looks promising today. Then at 8 am our Verizon MIFI quit?  Hmm what now? I tried a few things and looks like the battery is dead. Ok so a quick trip into Walmart and picked up the appropriate charger, check it out, works and only $15.00 US. another easy fix, good to go again.
        Back on line and about 9:30 headed towards Tombstone, but 7 miles down the road in St. David, the Holy Trinity Monastery is having a huge craft sale, 135 vendors. Quick right turn and in we go love to walkabout and check out these things, plus we wanted to visit the Monastery anyway. Lots of crafts and artsy stuff so we wandered and checked out what was here. Did pick up a small bag of local Pistachios and a small pecan pie, disposable stuff ya know.
       The grounds here are really wonderful, the pictures will speak for themselves. Click on a picture to make it larger.

       We did pick up these 2 items below a special treat for us sometime.

        Saw all we wanted there so now on down the road another 15 miles to Tombstone. Now we have been here so many times I have lost count. We have seen Gun Fights, the OK Coral, Birdcage Theatre, the silver mine, the Museum, and even did a narrated stage coach tour about town. Have been into a few Saloons and eaten in a few as well. By far our favorite is Big Nose Kate's Saloon. Great food, atmosphere and fun. So that is our ultimate goal here in town other that check out a few new shops and enjoy the atmosphere, the weekend is always the best time to go more action and most every place is open, not so much during the weekdays.

like my new wheels ?

That's so very true

love the period costumes

This the place and we got here at
 11:30 before the crowds line up at noon.

our friendly waitress
Tiffany

       We got our drinks right away and ordered our food. The service is very good if you beat the rush, I should know I had my own restaurant.

first our Big Ass Beer

Suzie had Kate's Breast

and my number one favorite
 the overstuffed Reuben, extra pickles

         Needless to say after we managed to get most of that food down that's it for us today, maybe a light snack but we sure satisfied another craving.

me under the Picture,
just because  it's there.
not a piano player that's for sure

this fellow posing for his family 

how is this for a welcome sign?

     We got out of there just as people began to line up for tables. Then just wander up and down Allen St for a while checking out the sites along the way, perfect weather for this today.

Sasparilla

how is this for an ATV  electric wheelchair? 

        Well we saw what we wanted to see, did what we wanted to do and ate what we came here for. Now Suzie says it time to head back home to Benson before I end up in jail with this fellow below. Yes dear we on our way.

it was here our home,
easy choice, home it is.

         Now back home we relaxed in the shade for a while got some reading and computing done, just enjoying this wonderful weather.

         Then a dip in the very warm pool and hot tub, what a way to spend the day.

pool not busy about 85f

Hot tub awesome too

        Back home to read a bit more and they are starting a community campfire for everyone here, Burn some brush and make coals so that we can roast hot dogs and smore's on the coals.

right in front of our campsite, perfect

       We wandered over shortly after 5 o'clock chatted with a few people and more arrived, just a nice sized group and the resort supplied hot dogs, and smore's, wonderful.

This is the desert and cools down after the
sunsets so we dress for it.

       The fire was wondeful as well as chatting with some new people from all over the USA and Canada.

wieners being roasted

hot dogs over a campfire= wonderful

the of course smore's

        What a better way to end a perfect day here in the high desert.

        Glad to have y'all along and really hope ya'll had a great day too.

Check out the interactive map below to see where we have been this Fall and Winter..