“We,” I declared one day not long ago, “are in danger of becoming boring.”
We were, too. Work, family issues, the daily trudge through activities with little to break the monotony…it was starting to wear down my little group of friends. So I declared one Saturday a month “Adventure Day.”
Seven Adventurinos signed on to the plan but only five were available for our first adventure on Saturday. The weather postponed Plan A (we’ll try to get to that next month) so we went with Plan B: Alien Adventure. With Martin Luther as our mascot, our intrepid team headed west to see the…site.
It seems that back in 1897 a silver cigar-shaped alien ship collided with a windmill in Aurora, Texas. Neither the ship nor the pilot survived. Rather than getting too excited about it—calling in the government, doing any scientific study, putting the creature on display—the townsfolk of Aurora buried the unfortunate visitor from another world in their town cemetery. Neighborly of them, don’t you think?
And that pretty much was that. At the time, I doubt it occurred to the good people of Aurora that 120+ years later a group of women would drive from McKinney to see the alien’s final resting place. But how often do you get the opportunity to visit the grave of someone from another world?
The original tombstone was stolen a while back, but the spot is currently marked with a large stone and a wooden cross. It’s to the right of the entrance, under a tree near the front.
After paying our respects and having a good wander around the cemetery (we like a good cemetery), we set out for the next feature of interest.
TF Vineyard, where we enjoyed a little wine and conversation…
Which led us to dinner at Go Go Gumbo in the, um, metropolis of Boyd.
Our new friends at the winery assured us it would be fabulous—and it was!
The entrees were all delicious and the desserts were the stuff dreams are made of.
Sadly, I’m part of a Sugar-Free Challenge at work so I couldn’t have dessert (though I can neither confirm nor deny that I may have tried them…all).
It was a sweet ending to a delightful day. Hopefully it was just the first of a long string of adventures!
Believe it or not, there is even a post on Findagrave.com for the alien’s final resting place. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52130170/extraterrestrial-airship_pilot-alien. What a great day and spectacular “inaugural” Adventure Day! Thanks for rousing us out of our “routine” lives, Susan! I look forward to the next one!