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Hmmm... isn't it funny that you would think of The Castaway Hotel while reading this chapter. It's true that I mixed in a little history and local information into this chapter, while also giving you a mental tour of the sites. I'm very pleased that you not only noticed this, but seemed to enjoy it as well.

Thanks, Danilo. I appreciate your support.

A colander can also be used to rinse vegetables. and colanders can be stainless steel or plastic.

Thanks, Al. I appreciate everyone's help with this. At first I thought I'd made a mistake and got something wrong, but now I see it's different strokes for different folks.

Thanks, but I'm going to leave it as is now.

Yep, talk about once in a blue moon. Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket. 🤪

By the way, I corrected that section so it now reads: Huevos Rancheros, or rancher’s eggs, the same as the others. It’s a vegetarian meal that is typically served for breakfast on Mexican farms. It consists of corn tortillas covered with fried eggs and topped with warmed salsa and feta cheese, and there were refried beans off to the side.

I wasn't offended and I appreciate being corrected and learning new things. However, I got that information off of a website, and it might have even been the website for the restaurant. No problem, though.

How's this for perfect timing. I was watching the program, The UnXplained Special Edition 'Mystical Structures' on the History channel, and they featured the spiral staircase at the Loretto Chapel. The first claim they made was that even though scientists could identife the species of wood that was used to build it, they could find no match to any other wood that currently appeared on earth. They also said that the stairs had sort of a spongy feeling when you walked on them, and there was a total of 33 stairs leading up to the choir loft. They pointed out that it was the same number of years that Christ had lived on earth, and it was also an important number to the Knights Templar, who were known to be master builders. It was also the number that indicated the highest degree or rank they could attain. Another claim was that after it was completed, the nuns could not find the carpenter so they could pay him for his work and the materials he used, although no one in the local area claimed to have supplied him with any of the materials that he used. I thought you might find that interesting, although the same information was probably in the articles that were found. I just thought it was ironic that it aired the same day as this chapter was posted.

And talk about perfect timing, when I collected my mail today, I had a letter from Heifer International. It's a non-profit charity whose goal in ending hunger and poverty. Not sure how they decided to name this organization, but their timing was perfect with today's "Word of the Day".

I'm not sure, but that's the information I got during my research, unless I misinterpreted it. I have days when my eyesight isn't very good.

I was raised by my grandparents, and they had a set of encyclopedias that they had purchased for their children. I was doing a report on World War I, but had trouble finding it, because it was listed as The Great War. The encyclopedia was a bit outdated, the probably purchased it before the start of World War II, but I got some unique information for my repor t.

Thanks, Anton. I wasn't prepared for such a strong positive reaction to this chapter, since no one transitioned except to sleep. I'm glad, you and the others enjoyed it. Bye the way, did you check the copyright on those encyclopedias? I'm not sure if the companies are still printing hard copies. I thought they went paperless and you could subscribe (purchase) the editions through an online service.

As far as I know, the Native Americans and Egyptians were never in contact, although there have been claims that Egyptian artifacts have appeared in the US and other places in the western hemisphere. I'm just not sure if those claims are true. I hope you do get to visit the Loretto Chapel to see the staircase, then they can send my my commission for directing people to go there. 🤡

Thank you, drs, and those places are fascinating. I'm glad you enjoyed the little virtual tour.

And hopefully this will give you somewhere new to explore.

Having grown up on a farm, I'm very familiar with this term. Female cattle are referred to as heifers until they give birth, and then they are referred to as cows. The term heifer was first used to refer to a 'woman' or a 'girl', but eventually the term was basically used only when referring to female bovines. The is an Old English word that come from an older origin that means 'to produce' or 'to bring forth'.

Thanks, Chris, and I'm glad you found this chapter enjoyable.

Thank you, Terry, and I'm glad t his chapter motivated you to checkout the petroglyphs and the Loretto Chapel online. They are both fascinating places. If I remember correctly, you are a pretty good cook yourself, so I'm glad you enjoyed the descriptions of the native cuisine.

Thank you, drp, and I'm glad you enjoyed this chapter. And as you noticed, I was attempting to lower the anxiety after they'd encountered the evil skinwalker, and doing some sight-seeing seemed to do the trick.

Thank you, Al, and I'm glad you were so interested that you got on Google Earth to check it out. I'm always happy to share information that my readers might not encounter another way, and I'm even more please when I hear back from them that if was worth their time and effort to read about it. Thanks for the feedback.

Thank you. After the close call they'd had with the evil skinwalker, the Shaman and I thought they needed something to distract them for a while.

Thank you for the feedback, Johnny, and I'm glad you enjoy all the details I include about Native Americans and the sights in New Mexico.

Chapter 31 – A Weekend to Relax When we woke up Friday morning, I decided to tell the shaman about my first encounter with a mountain lion as he was fixing our breakfast. I explained how Devin had transitioned into a bear to save us, while also informing him that it was the very first time that Devin had ever done anything like that before, or even knew that he could transition. The shaman chuckled and made an immediate decision. “Since you are apparently aware of what a mountain l

I'm not sure, but his last name was Quinlan.