Started off this morning a little later and stopped by the Amerind Museum again. They had given us free passes to come back because we were cut short yesterday by their closing. Very interesting place!
Moseyed down the hwy south towards Douglas at the border of Mexico. Thought maybe we might go over the border into Agua Prieta. Stopped off in Old Pearce, an old mining town and talked with a lady whose husband bought the old post office in Pearce and moved her there from Catalina Island. What a change?! But she's happy and they visit Catalina every year. Moved on to Douglas and decided not to cross the border...too much of a hassle with insurance and wondering if Dude could go over and back. The mining town of Bisbee beckoned and we traveled back up north and west. Bisbee is a beautiful little town nestled in the Mule Mountains of southern Arizona. The town is sort of built up on a hill and lots of little shops and restaurants line the quaint streets. We headed over to the Queen Mine to take a mine tour. Very interesting! We donned mining gear and rode a tram (straddled like on a horse)down into the mine. We actually didn't go down very far but did go about 1500 ft into the mine. It was cool, airy and roomy down there so my claustrophobia didn't kick in. The guide explained a lot about the mechanics of mining and showed us different types of rock. One question I had in my brain was answered towards the end of the tour when he showed us the potty cart. Yep, there was a mine cart that was designed as a toilet and there would have been a man assigned to be in charge of that cart to dump it as needed. Whew, what a relief, I thought they had to hold it all for ten hours! We had dinner in Bisbee at a lovely Mexican restaurant, two margaritas later, we decided to walk it off in town. We trudged uphill and came upon a street that looked like it should have been in New Orleans. There was a display of skulls in one window, lots of brightly colored drawings and a ornately decorated church-like place. Anyway, it was getting dark and we needed to find Bruzer and Dude again. After climbing a huge set of stairs then trailing down a couple streets, there they were and we climbed in the truck to head for home.