Day 48
July 28 (Seth’s Bday)
60-70s
Cortez-Moab
Piled on Seth for bday song!!!!! What a place for an 11th
bday – the Best Western in Cortez, CO. The breakfast at the hotel was so so. Mesa Verde
- ( $18 NPP, $24 for tour tickets ) It was overcast and rainy in
Moab…and we are supposed see the Cliff Dwelling on the side of a, duh,
cliff. Well the rain holds off we get
our tickets and drive up to Balcony House in Mesa Verde. This is the house where there is a 30ft
ladder, narrow tunnel, and very old architecture. The Ranger, once again, rocked
the talk. He was asking visitors to be
Critical Thinkers and to not agree with the western ideas that have been
constructed about these ruins, or for any type of historical place. He was funny, to boot. His name was ______Aragon. Near the end of his tour it started to rain,
a nice soft rain that fell straight down.
It was so pretty.
We met a family of 6 from MN who were having a similar
yet shorter version of our trip. AND
they had a Seth.
I never think I am claustrophobic till I am either in City
Museum (anyone remember the log by the whale years ago?) or when I am forced to
go thru a 12 ft long passage that my dear husband had to scoot through on his
side. Seth, Sully then Brian went through
this tunnel while I waited in a 2 ft wide ‘hallway’ till they made it
across. While standing there I felt
myself get anxious and I asked the MN family to go before me. Now, mind you we
were warned about this tunnel MANY times before even starting this tour. AND I have been on this tour 15 years before
on our honeymoon, but my nerves were still working me. I took a deep breath and scurried through
and made it out alive. The next venture was to climb more ladders to get
out. Heights? No problem.
Tight spaces? Problem. Good thing
I never wanted to be the periscope gal on a submarine!
After Balcony House we went to the Cliff Palace. While waiting out more rain we sat in the
van. A guy with a fist full of licorice
passed us and I said those looked good.
Brian had the window partially open and he whispered “Can I have a piece
of licorice?” The guy heard him turned
around and gave us a rope! YUMMY and
very funny to me. The rain I was obviously
making things wet. But, kids aren’t
aware of it some how. I had Sully and he
was jumping from one bench to another then, yep you guessed it, he
slipped. I was able to catch him. Seth on the other hand didn’t fare so
well. He jumped then landed on the bench
on his back wacking his elbow pretty good.
At the beginning of this tour the Ranger emphasized that if anyone in
the group isn’t physically up to the challenge that he should reconsider. Seth reconsidered. He was white faced and felt sick. He claims
he didn’t hit his head but he didn’t want to go on the tour. I stayed back with the birthday boy while the
other two went on.
After mesa Verde we drove back to the hotel as an unnamed
child left his expander behind the tv in the room. Seriously?
BEHIND the tv? We got it
back. Then to Jimmers BBQ for a birthday
dinner.
Onwards to Moab.
In Montecello, Utah (yep, back to Utah) Brian unhitched the bike so he
could ride to Moab. He wanted to
complete a riding circuit he started years ago.
The clouds to the west were getting dark with rain but he wanted to do
it. We stopped at Wilson’s Arch along
the way.
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