San Juan Capistrano, CAJan 28, 2010
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The gardens at San Juan Capistrano
Conferring in the archways
The bells were damaged in the 1812 earthquake and were not recast...
The original chapel.
| Driving down from San Dimas to San Diego was more of the same--freeways, freeways, freeways all the way. We tried to program Hal to stop at triple A along the way to get maps and info for Arizona, but even though Hal said she'd take us there, she didn't. Hmmm. And we were past the place, long past, before we realized she was being independent again. So we must learn more unassailable instructions for the future. We were able to wrest ourselves from her instructions and stop in San Juan Capistrano, however. It was there we had our first mechanical problem of the trip, when we parked the RV and couldn't get the electric steps to work properly. They went out, but then wouldn't go back in. They went back in, but wouldn't go all the way back in. You can't drive with the steps down and out so we had to figure out something. We called Traveland in Vancouver, and they gave some help, so we were able to find the thing that did the other thing, but didn't solve the problem. But with the steps in, we were able to go off to the mission and do a little sightseeing. Mission San Juan Capistrano is the oldest in California, founded in 1776. The original mission was hit by an earthquake a year after it was completed, but the remains of the original church is still there, along with some out buildings and the original plaza. It's really a beautiful spot, with bells and arches and fountains and flowers, very picturesque and tranquil. We didn't stay long enough, because we had left Salsa in the RV in a dubious parking lot, but we were glad we stopped. |
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