Zion National Park
Angel's Landing
Kolob Entrance
From Utah, to Anaheim...
We didn't get to go to Bahrain, but we did take a happy cruise around the world.
It's a small world, after all...........
This lively Huntington Beach street performer hammered a 4 inch nail up his nose, reminding me of the importance of regular tetanus shots.
As we made our way from the O.C. to San Diego, we stopped in San Clemente for a picnic with some goods from Trader Joe's. (How I have missed TJ since moving to Denver!) Walking toward the beach, we noticed some conspicuous orange jumpsuits the words "California Department of Corrections Prisoner" on them. Just a hard working prison work crew digging a hole on the beach. There was 1 guard for about 12 prisoners, who each took turns digging in the sand for unclear purposes. I'm sure you have to be a well-behaved inmate to get assigned to a beach work crew.
A few prisoners can't rain on my picnic.
In San Diego, the correctional system good times continued. Here I am in front of a jail cell in Old Town. There's no escaping this rusty steel box. Later that night, I watched my first episode of Prisonbreak. We also met some self proclaimed "bad guys" at a bar in San Diego while watching the San Diego State v. UConn basketball game. I overheard them talking about their brother who was doing time. A few pitchers of beer later, we nearly witnessed a brawl between one of the ex-cons and an old guy in sandals regarding whether or not the older guy was really from San Diego. (He bet against the Aztecs.) Later, he was kicked out of the Ye Old Plank Inn Bar and was told to "come back tomorrow." We, and the Aztec basketball team, were out.Back through AZ and NM on the way home...
Vistas from Petrified Forest National Park. Warning: Don't take any petrified rocks or you'll be thrown in the slammer!
All good vacations must come to an end...
love it. glad you guys had a blast on the road trip. we miss you both!
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