By:
Gypsy Rhapsody
What?
A Tent?
I would have never believed this could happen in my lifetime.
Vannie and Dave have completely lost it.
First of all, they decided to go to the
Airstream International Rally in Farmington, NM...
...without me.
Yes, that's right...they went to an Airstream Rally
without their Airstream...
...and they slept in a tent.
I think the high altitude is getting to them.
They are just not thinking straight.
They had all kinds of excuses...
...they could only get 2 days off work.
...would cost too must to pull me over to Farmington.
...they had bought this "tent" at a garage sale, and they wanted to try it out.
...and there were more, but I don't feel like wasting my time by listing them all.
So...here's what happened without me.
Looks like it went pretty well, but I'm still a little peeved.
Looks like me...smells like me...feels like me...sounds like me...
But...none of these are me...because V and D decided not to take me.
It might be a long time before I get over this.
V and D met up with their friends, Mary Lou and Bob Doster.
They had hooked up with these guys at the International Rally
2 years ago. Fun Times.
As soon as the sun went down...
...the VAC (Vintage Airstream Club) put on a movie
and broke out the popcorn.
Such an appropriate movie...The Long Long Trailer with
Lucy and Desi Arnez.
Vannie said if you haven't seen it, put it on your bucket list.
(Just on a side note...the only way V and D can participate in VAC
is because of me...and I wasn't there.)
I'm trying to be a big girl about this.!!!!
I don't see any Airstreams here.
Well, it looks like Vannie and Dave went on a field trip.
The Rally organized a group to go to Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado.
They had never been there, so this was a perfect opportunity to
have a private guided tour...late in the afternoon when it was nice and cool.
Here goes their adventure.
Down...
Up...
and Down...
...and up, again...
Everyone is starting to look a little confused.
Obviously no one told them the process of getting
to cliff dwellings and seeing them up close and personal.
Dave said their guide was awesome.
She not only looked like the artist, Georgia O'Keeffe,
but she lived in Abiquiu...the home of Ms. O'Keeffe.
About 1200AD the Ancestral Pueblo people began to build
their villages beneath the overhanging cliffs. They used
blocks made from sandstone with mortar made from
dirt and water.
Some 60 to 90 people could have lived here at one time.
Dave takes a peek...
...then Vannie looks inside.
Guess this was the big excitement...
Not to clear...but, apparently, there were some hieroglyphs
that were a must-see.
Dave said that this is a kiva. These were probably used for
religious and social purposes. The kiva would have a roof
with a hole in the center with a ladder to enter by. Almost
every village had one or more.
I hope you enjoyed the history lesson.
I have to admit...this is an amazing site to see.
(Just wish I had been invited.)
Time to head back to Questa.
With all the rain, everything is so green.
Beautiful Countryside
Getting closer
I'm still here.
Very happy to see my people.
The tent has been put away...
the sleeping bags rolled up...
the air mattresses deflated...
Life is good.!
