Wednesday, October 10, 2012

After the Balloons

Hi All,

After most of the balloons flew overhead this morning, we went back into the coach for breakfast. Suddenly, the sky darkened and we looked out in time to see a low flying balloon that had just passed in front of the sun.

The hamper was bursting so we did laundry at a local laundromat before we headed for lunch in Old Town. We ate at the Church St Cafe in the large courtyard of a home built in 1706 and occupied by the same family until 1991!  Good food and great atmosphere.

Next we went to the NM Museum of Natural History.

We were greeted by this life size T-Rex. This is an outstanding museum that starts with the Big Bang, continues through displays on the formation of stars and planets, the development of single cell life through the evolution of dinosaurs and mammals. All very well done.

Here are fossil replicas of a T-Rex attacking the biggest Dino ever found in NM, the seismosaurus (as in making the earth shake).

This fascinating fossil is Archeopterix, an evolutionary step towards modern birds 

This exhibit pointed out the fact the beetles are the most numerous animals on earth (400,000 species or 25% of all known life forms)

On the Old Town Plaza, these brass cannon revealed two interesting facts. They were cast in Boston and they were used by the Confederate Army during an attack on New Mexico. We did not realize there were civil war battles in NM.

Also in the Plaza were a group of Native American dancers performing, bringing an end to a wonderful, diverse day.

Love,

Sandy & Carl 
Living & Traveling in our Motorhome
Volunteering across America
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Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone

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