Monday we had breakfast and puttered a bit before driving to
Nogales. We REALLY wanted to get reservations for our time in Tucson and I
wanted to start posting the Blog, which I had kept up on with the writing but
had been able to post. We found their nice Library and eventually accomplished
what was needed, but not without great frustration and resorting to using my
phone as a Hotspot. We bought a quick lunch at a Pizza Place, where I could eat
vegetarian for Meatless Monday, if not eating particularly WW PC. I often have
to make a choice, and I went for a piece of pizza and salad, knowing I was
making a low point tofu stir fry for dinner.
After a stop at the nearby Visitors
Center we decided to drive about half an hour away to visit Tubac Presidio
State Historic Park. The very fine museum showcases 2000 years of Southwest
history, highlights every culture (Native American, Spanish, Mexican, Pioneer
American, and Arizonian) with award winning artifacts including Arizona’s first
printing press which printed Arizona’s first newspaper, the original 1885
school house, and much more. Following a short informative video, we took a
self-guided walk through several buildings and many displays. It really was
interesting and well done. I especially enjoyed the information on Cowgirls. We
left just before they closed and drove to nearby Tumacácori National Historical
Park where we only had about 10 minutes to view the ruins of the adobe church
which is over 200 years old. We were happy with how the day turned out, and
enjoyed the tofu stir fry back at the trailer.
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| Only the foundation remains of the Captain's House |
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| Peggy check's out the teacher's desk at the schoolhouse |
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| This mill was used to grind stones from which they extracted silver ore |
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| Old map of the area with the Presidio circled |
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| Tumacácori Mission church, as restored |
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| Tumacácori Bell Tower |
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| Tumacácori narrow Nave after restoration |
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