Showing posts with label Tubac. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tubac. Show all posts

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Tubac, AZ

Never heard of Tubac before Trish said that she wanted to visit the Tubac Presidio Historical Park - which is what we did yesterday.  It was a Spanish fort dating back to 1752; nearby are 4 missions with the same vintage.  The Spanish always gave people a choice: convert or die.  The carrot and stick approach, using the ultimate stick.  Who can forget the good old days of The Spanish Inquisition?

The town of Tubac, again a place I didn't know existed, boasts dozens of studios, galleries and artsy-craftsy shops with lots of very attractive paintings, sculptures and such.  Quite a delightful find.  Pix below are of just a couple of shops that had lots of stuff displayed outside.






After returning from Tubac, Trish, Doug and Jan drove to the town of Patagonia; I opted out.  They returned much sooner than expected, reporting that Patagonia was a big disappointment.  We'd heard that it was a really neat place with lots of artists in residence but the reality was much different - shabby, hippyesque, blah.  Opting out was a lucky choice.

Today, we head out for our 2nd stop, Tombstone.  We'll be there 2 nights, will see the Tombstone sights this afternoon and do a daytrip to Bisbee tomorrow.  Bisbee's rep is similar to Patagonia's, hope it's not another bust.