Tombstone. Arizona

Tombstone is an interesting town. It was once the largest city west of the Mississsippi-then the gold and silver "fizzled out" and it almost became a ghost town. Here is where the great shootout at the OK Corral.

The Bird Cage had some of the biggest singers and gamblers in the nation as patrons and performers.

Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show

Kelly, Peggy and I attended the very prestigious Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show. They had 2200 horses showing, and the entire "extravaganza" was amazing. Each stable decorated the front of their stalls-making an elaborate "Tack Room"-some had large plasma TVs showing their horses in action-others had large framed oil paintings of their horses-it was truly "one up man-ship"!

They had over 300 commercial vendors-selling everything from 2600$ riding habits to diamond studded whips. I often wondered who wore some of the gaudy clothes I see in catalogs-now I know-the gold lamee' ball caps and fur trimmed sparkly vests-are worn in Scottsdale. Even the dogs wear more costly clothing than mine.

The most exciting class was the "Native Dress Class". The costumes were elaborate jewel-studded and wildly ornate-even better than those in the movie-Hildago.

Hiking the Desert

3 Springs Ranch, Texas

Our good friends Carol "Elyse" and David McKinney own the beautiful 3 Springs Ranch in the Perdernales River Valley west of Austin, Texas. Peggy and I love to visit-hike the rolling hills,ride the horses, and fish for bass.

The ranch has a rugged beauty that cannot be captured on film. It is true, as the song goes: The stars at night

are big and bright,

Deep in the heart of Texas.

San Antonio Rodeo & Stock Show

Peggy and I visited the big stock show and rodeo in San Antonia. They had Buck Taylor, who starred in Gunsmoke, signing autographs. I met a guy that had a Brahma named "Baby Girl"-she was as tame as can be-I guess they are like dogs-some are bred for fighting and some as pets. The whole scene was pretty amazing,but one thing that stood out was a white tailed deer auction. There were hundreds of buyers bidding on deer. They were also auctioning off seamen from big bucks. The price ranged from 500 to 1000$. The deer were quite high too. It seems there might be more money in raising deer than cattle!

Check out the 10,000$ bed!

On The Border

We found a great deal in lodging in the border town of McAllen Texas. The place is beautiful, has wireless,a very nice breakfast, and best of all-a free happy hour- every day from 5-7. I guess the very best is the price-49$ per night.

Head Chef and Gang

The food on the Norwegian Dream was the best we ever had on a cruise. The quality and presentation was outstanding (left click on the menu to enlarge).

I was so impressed I sent a note to the Head Waiter expressing or total satisfaction . He then brought the head chef out into the lounge to meet us. It was really nice.

Mexican Brewery

"Pong" for Seniors-the bar maid keeps handing them to you-even when you are on your knees.

They encourage you to "Break the Record"- 14 beers in one hour! (For your info, I had two) in case my kids read this!

"Buzzed Seniors"

This is the result of having unlimited drinking at a Mexican Brewery. I call this, "Seniors Gone Wild"!

Dumb Tourist

This guy is not too bright-arguing with a local with M&M (muscles and machete)

Going "native"

Going to shore