We arrived in Tucson on November 19, 2017. We had a scheduled appointment with Lazy Days to do some work on our RV. Nothing major except that our half bath toilet has been overfilling for months and no plumber in the past areas where we were staying would touch our “upgraded” toilet so we had to wait until we got to Lazy Days. In addition to that, we had a few minor fixed we need. We are grateful that we have an extended warranty that will cover most of the expenses. We will have to get new batteries for the RV. While we were in Colorado, they told use three of our batteries were shot. So when we got to Lazy Days, they checked and found the same thing. We decided that since the old batteries were pulling from the other batteries, it would be best to replace them all. So next week, we will have that done and hopefully get the toilet fixed.
To break this up, we went to Tombstone, AZ with our friends, Lynn and Kevin Ayer, who Lorraine went to Andress High School with.
Tombstone is a tourist attraction and set up for tourists of course. “Tombstone is an historic city … founded in 1879 by prospector Ed Schieffelin in what was then Pima County, Arizona Territory. It became one of the last boomtowns in the American frontier. The town grew significantly into the mid-1880s as the local mines produced $40 to $85 million in silver bullion, the largest productive silver district in Arizona. Its population grew from 100 to around 14,000 in less than seven years. It is best known as the site of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.” The town is set up in the same style as it was in 18oos with many locals dressing up in the clothes that were worn during the period.
We started by having lunch at the Big Nose Kate Saloon. This is a recreation of the Grand Hotel, the original building built in 1881. It has a performer singing songs as well as many dressed up so that pictures can be taken. the food was great (as was the company of course). There was a line out the door because everyone wanted to eat there. We sat all the way back where it says Hall of Fame.
From there we walked the street and saw some fun things.
In the middle of town, there is of course a statute of Wyatt Earp as well as his original house.
Then we went to the Boot Hill Cemetery. It was strange walking through a cemetery to see where “famous people” are buried.
We are looking forward to seeing more of the area while we here for a couple of months. More later.
