Saturday, August 8
I woke up not really wanting to drive another day, not to mention packing up and unpacking the same day. He agrees to spend another night here, and we went to the Mission Nombre de Dios, which was peaceful and beautiful. The first missionaries to the US. The museum there was interesting, if not large, and a fun hispanic lady has some fun with Clem and he with her, mentioning she must be 350 as she has drunk from the Fountain of Youth!
The gardens around the mission were lovely, and beautifully maintained. Old grave stones, and statuary, as well as what I initially thought were stations of the cross, but were the sorrows of Mary.
The gardens around the mission were lovely, and beautifully maintained. Old grave stones, and statuary, as well as what I initially thought were stations of the cross, but were the sorrows of Mary.
Next stop, the lighthouse, where we had looked before but not gone onto the grounds. Decided not to climb the 200 + stairs, especially on a hot day with tons of people, but wandered the grounds and went into the keepers house. All reconstructed, didn’t seem very historic, but at least it was air conditioned! Boy….it is HOT!!
Since the Golf Hall of Fame is 30 minutes away, and the reviews were questionable, we decided instead on the Distillery Tour, the number one attraction on Trip Advisor….for 12 weeks, we learned later. Wondered why I had not picked up on that when we were here before, but also learned that it is new as of 2014, so guess that answered the question! Not sure I would have been interested had I known it was new! But it is a craft distillery, and received an award for saving and refurbishing the historic Ice and Power building it inhabits, so it was interesting. Sustainable, and very proud of its accomplishments to date, having won both competitions it entered into. A tasting at the end did not encourage us to make a purchase. The restaurant adjacent got great reviews, and we were about to imbibe, when we were told happy hour only, dinner only on weekends, and no lunch. ??
So back to the homestead to clear out some more food from the stash, and make the unload a bit lighter! Now we can finish that ice cream after all!
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