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Day 74

Our visit to the Montshire Museum of Science was such a special treat, that even 2 days later, we're still talking about it enough to give an accurate report for the blog!

As we approached the main building, with the brown tiles and old-looking paved stone walkway, I could sense P-J's apprehension. I mean, "Didn't I do this enough in Junior School?", I imagined him thinking...

The big attraction for the season was to meet Sue - the largest and most complete skeleton of a T-Rex. We'd seen the posters on the light poles along every major road since we arrived and this was the last few days before the exhibit returned to California.

And there she was - right at the front door almost.


For better or worse, there was like a bazillion other things to see, and so we said goodbye to Sue after a while and walked on. (Ethan may be well out of his dinosaur phase now!)












We made our way to the top of the building in about 45 minutes, stopping at most of the stations along the way. Some we just ran past with a fleeting glance because we were chasing a child at the time. Note to self: Consider growing extra hands  or investing in a harness (or consider taking one child at a time) in the future!

The next hour was spent walking the 1 mile Ridge Trail (that's the blue line):



P-J said that he was suitably impressed with his three less-experienced hikers! And only at the very end, did Ethan ask to be carried because "My leg he's sore!"






At the end of the blue trail is the Science Park aka water play! My children don't need a second invitation in this weather...





We had to have known that Ethan would've been asleep before we left the parking lot on the way out. They were bushed, browned, beaming and blissfully blessed!

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  1. Another lovely day (and a learning experience), and what a beautiful family photo!

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