Whatever Thursday - Rockin' It!

With Lady K with us this week, Texter splurged and we went to Elijah Mountain Gem Mine on Monday.

On the way there, Lady K stayed under my coat I wear at work in order to keep the sun off the iPad. It was like driving 1.5 hours with a ghost sitting next to me.

We got the Big Honkin' Tub and Lady K was more interested in digging for 'big rocks' than actually rinsing off the sand of the smaller rocks. That was apparently what I was there for.

This is one of the crystal clusters she unearthed out of the tub. There was a slightly smaller one and a large geode which we had cracked open for us.

After playing with the rocks, we walked around to see a couple of new features they have installed since the last time we were there.

They have installed a pond with metal dinosaurs around it. It's cool. They are still working on it, so it will be fun to see how it evolves.

Also new, is a large outdoor pen with game birds (a couple) and a pair of peacocks.

What's not to love about the colors of a male peacock?

Luckily we had arrived just as they opened and it wasn't crowded. A couple of hours later it was filling up rapidly with families arriving for a day out.  

But now I have a couple of filled punch cards for dollars off our next visit. I see another big tub in our future.