Dad left for a museum early in the morning, while we were sleeping. Five minutes later, Mom read an email that told her about a man, 5600 years old, perfectly preserved. His name was the Ice Man. Mom, was miffed, as it was only one hour and 45 minutes to get there. Alas, she had no way to contact Dad, and just had to hope he would get back in time. Meanwhile, I enjoyed myself reading Dragon Riders of Pern, by Anne McCaffery. Dad, thank heavens got back in time, mostly because 1/3 of the museum was closed, and they were still charging full price. So, we went to visit the Ice Man.
At the museum: The first floor was devoted to the Ice Man and the stuff found on/around him. They learned that he had brown hair, and blue eyes. He was around 5 feet tall, 50-60 years old, and died of an arrow head that hit a major artery. It was very cool. He even had leggings. The rest of the museum was pretty good, and they had lots of dioramas. After that we drove back home.
Feb.6-The Bridge
This morning, we woke up leisurely and I went on the internet for a while. We made no plans, but Mom wanted to do something, so we went to a disused marble quarry, and the longest natural bridge in the world. The marble quarries were cool, and Dad found a dead sheep! The people around the area use the flawed marble as fences! Next, we went to the bridge.
It was nice, but muddy. We also saw some icicles forming upside-down. There was a water fall under the bridge. After that we had some hot chocolate and went back to our apartment. Mom made apple crisp, and then we watched Up.
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