Hello, Healeyphiles -
We pulled out of Lordsburg, NM at 5:00 am this morning to beat some of the
anticipated heat. The temperature was comfortably in the 70s at that time and
it was a very pleasant drive although the darkness prevented an appreciation of
the desert landscape from Lordsburg into Arizona. We had made a late decision
to divert from I-10 at Benson and drive the 20 miles or so down to Tombstone.
All of our little group are history buffs and we thought it would be worthwhile
to visit the town. I had been there once before, but long ago.
Things were quiet in Tombstone since we were there so early on a Saturday, but
we were able to get a good breakfast at the O.K. Cafe after the cook showed up.
We strolled up and back down Allen Street (the main street of town) and
imagined what it must have felt like there in the 1880s. The look of Allen
Street preserves the appearance of the old west. Many of the buildings are
original to or have been rebuilt to reflect that period in history.
A tour of the town museum in the old courthouse (where Wyatt Earp's trial was
held for the O.K. Corral shootings), a visit to the actual site of the gunfight
at 3rd and Fremont Streets, and finally a stop at Boot Hill Cemetery completed
our morning. Seen on two tombstones there: "Here lies Lester Moore. 4 slugs
from a 44. No Les, no Moore" and "Here lies George Johnson. Hanged by mistake
1882. He was right and we was wrong, but we strung him up and now he's gone."
Those may or may not be actual graves, but the cemetery is a real one. The
graves of Frank and Tom McLaury and Billy Clanton, killed by the Earps and Doc
Holiday in the gunfight, are there.
During the backroads return to I-10 a Cunningham sports car, a replica I
imagine, came up behind us and followed for miles. It looked like a C-4R.
Here seems like a good time to mention that on this whole trip so far we have
seen ZERO British cars on the road. A pity.
We had plans to deviate at Tucson to visit the Saguaro National Monument, but
road construction and lack of any signs prevented us from getting off I-10 at
the right place. So we kept Healeying for tonight's stop in Gila Bend. The
heat here is unreal, but the cars are still doing fine with it. If all goes
well then we'll arrive in San Diego tomorrow.
Happy Healeying!
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
AHCA National Delegate
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