WE SPENT THE DAY AT OLD TOWN FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE MORMON BATTALION'S ARRIVAL IN SAN DIEGO ON JANUARY 29, 1847. ALL OF THE VARIOUS WARDS IN THE AREA HAD PEOPLE DRESSED IN COSTUME AND THERE WAS A PARADE AND REENACTMENT OF THE ARRIVAL. THERE WERE LOTS OF BOOTHS, MAINLY ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN TO MAKE, BRICKS, QUILT, MAKE ROPE, CHURN BUTTER, MAKE A RAG DOLL. ETC. TONS OF PEOPLE TH ERE AND VERY WARM. 83 DEGREES. SO FOR THOSE WHO KNOW ME I WAS AT LAST WARM IN JUST A T- SHIRT. WE WENT UP TO THE BATTALION CENTER TO TAKE ANOTHER TOUR BUT THEY WERE SO BUSY WE THOUGHT WE WOULD LET OTHERS GO AND WE WILL GO BACK NEXT WEEK.
CAME BACK ON THE GREEN TROLLEY LINE AND DECIDED TO RIDE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE END IN SANTEE. A NICE MALL AND SHOPPING AREA AND MARK WAS ELATED TO FIND A MIMI'S RESTAURANT WHICH WE SHALL HAVE TO TRY SOMETIME. AS FOR ME THERE IS A MARIE CALENDARS JUST DOWN THE STREET. PIE ANYONE?
THE PARADE OF SOLDIERS
MAKING ROPE
MAKING BRICKS
MARK IS READY TO HIT THE TRAIL
THIS IS THE FIRST ROOM IN THE BATTALION CENTER AND THESE PICTURES COME TO LIFE AND TALK TO YOU.
THIS IS SOME KIND OF AGAVE PLANT THAT GROWS HERE. VERY WEIRD
TEACHING PIONEER DANCES AT THE BATTALION CENTER
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