Thursday, 1 September 2011

Tue 30/8 - Well, howdy pardner!!

Old-timer Strongie here...
And out here in the old Wild Wild West it sure is purdy. 
Now there's the old Grand Canyon - they say eets one of the wonders of the world.  And I ain't gonna contreedict that.  It sure looks fine to me.  Meejestic I calls it.

Then we moved on to John Ford cowboy land.  Monument valley it's called.  And it's one hell of a view!  Came across some right friendly injuns too.  Even shared some corn bread and beans with them.
 
The old jalopy we was travelling in.. a  new-fangled 4X4, it went a-lurching and a-swaying over that old desert just like an old mule I used to have.  But we stopped evry now and then - right easy like.  This old wise injun, he played his  flute for us up in the shade by the rocks and it seemed like it was timeless.  I tell yer, it was like he was talkin to his ancestors. 
Mind yer, they don't like being called navajo; it's a name the Spanish called them and means 'thief''.. which aint kinda fair.
The trading post here is darned good too.  They makes money selling beads and bits of a-whittling and sand sculpture.  Mighty purdy some of them.  But cost yer an arm and a leg if yer have a mind to buy.

Well - we's going to as rodeo - yee hah!! tomorrow and gonna have a real cowboy dinner.  Sure wish yer could all join me.

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