More Pictures of the Aquarium

Newport Coast

Yes, after a week of Arizona, we came home for a week, then headed off to Newport Coast, where the average temperature was 75 degrees. I adapted to the temperature change just fine. The girls were allowed to bring a friend. We spent 3 days at the beach and one day we went to the Aquarium in Long Beach. Abby got to feed a parakeet this sugar water they like to eat. The girls got to pet sharks and sting rays. The fish there were beautiful.

Montezuma's Castle

On the way to Sedona, we saw a sign that read "Montezuma's Castle". After driving a while, we thought the break would be nice and were curious to know more about this place. We were pleasantly surprised by what we discovered. Two castle's, built into the side of a mountain were abandoned quite some time ago. I don't know a whole lot about it, but you can click on the link to find out more. Anyhow, it was fascinating. We did not go to the well because of time constraints. The picture of the castle is taken from a telephoto lens zoomed in about 300 feet.

Slide Rock Arizona

Ok, so who goes to Arizona in July? Well, considering we live in the desert, it wasn't so bad. We even took a day and traveled to Sedona and Flagstaff, which was a bit cooler. The girls had fun sliding down "Slide Rock". I preferred to keep my skin, thank you very much. But they had fun, even after getting bruised up a bit. The place was packed. Unfortunately, my camera battery ran out just as they were ready to go down the slide. The pictures here gives an idea of what I am talking about. After Slide Rock, we went to the Observatory in Flagstaff. I got to see Saturn through the telescope. It was really cool. I even saw the ring around Saturn. It was a long day, but worth the drive.