Anniversary Trip

We can't believe that two years of happily married life has passed by so fast! We both took work off Friday and went on a short trip this weekend to Coronado National Memorial to celebrate our wedding anniversary. The Memorial is located on the US - Mexico border, about two hours south of Tucson. There were numerous signs in the Memorial warning of possible illegal activity due to the proximity to the border, but we didn't see any excitement during our visit.

This Memorial commemorates the first major European exploration of the American Southwest. The Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Expedition first entered the US at this location in 1540. At the Visitor's Center we watched a movie about the failed expedition and tried on chain mail (similar to what the explorers would have worn) that weighed 27 pounds. It was difficult to put on because it was so heavy!


We then hiked to Coronado Cave and went on a self-guided tour of the cave for about an hour. We were the only ones in the cave at the time, which was nice. We could hear the water drip and listen to our echoes. It was very fun to explore that cave!

The cave entrance is the small hole just above the stone steps





The cave "dragon"




Climbing out of the Cave


We then checked into the Ramsey Canyon Bed and Breakfast and ate delicious homemade Lemon Meringue and Peach Custard pies which were waiting for us on the kitchen counter.

View of the Bed and Breakfast

We ate dinner at a local family restaurant. After dinner, we discovered that the car wouldn't start (we think it's the starter), so we left the car in the parking lot of the restaurant overnight. Thankfully we had the phone number to the B&B and so we called the owners who picked us up at the restaurant and took us back to the inn. Saturday we planned to hike to the US-Mexico border fence. Instead, we drove back to Tucson so that we wouldn't be stranded in the middle of nowhere with a car that wouldn't start. Having car troubles was a disappointing way to end our trip, but we still had a fun time exploring the cave and being with each other!