Gemini Rising

50 STB - Sand where the Sun Don't Shine - New Mexico!

The Party Bus was chugging right along through Alamogordo, New Mexico. Maid of the Mist Most Macabre stopped at 7-11 to gas up and recharge her 64 oz Big Gulp. My son, Andy, came along for the day and got a Big Gulp himself. A Warped Witch I Be encouraged a 5.00 buy in and got us all sunscreen, sunglasses, hats, water bottles, and balaclavas for when we went riding the sand dunes.

When we got to White Sands National Park we were ready. Everyone put on their dri-fit clothing, sunscreen, sunglasses, balaclavas and rented sand tubes. Andy and Spooky Kooky Krista shared a Sand Tube and had a blast. Me and Morticia Wednesday Megan Rose shared a sand tube. We had to wax them down so they slide faster down the dunes. Reluctant Halloweenist and Giant Phantom Jelly shared a tube that went flying when it hit a rock. They didn’t go far and they landed right side up so that was good. A Warped Witch I Be flew down the sands with Maid of the Mist Most Macabre who is a secret adrenaline junkie. Even Sprout and Peyton went sand tubing. Everyone enjoyed the need for speed! They sold the sledding/tugging blocks in an hour and 30 minutes increments so the tubing went quick. When we were done, everyone still had some sand in places they shouldn’t so A Warped Witch I Be took us to where the showers were and we all enjoyed a good shower.

While we were tubing, WakeUpAndLive~gummy worms BOO , and AmyJo-Zombie hours took a couple of the hikes around the sand dunes. They finished about the same we did. The sun is very bright on the sand and it hurts the eyes after awhile, even with good sunglasses.

After lunch at a local Mexican cantina, we were off to the New Mexico Museum of Space History. I could not wait as I LOVE everything having to do with space and rockets. At the Museum, we caught up with FivetricksterTreats who said he’d hang with us for a bit on our travels.

Outside the museum there were plenty of rocket exhibits liken there was in Alabama. Inside, you start at the 5th floor and work your way down. The 2nd floor is totally dedicated to Gene Rodenberry and Star Trek. I loved Star Trek. Morticia Wednesday Megan Rose did too. She was a big Spock fan. When we finished, WakeUpAndLive~gummy worms BOO said there was a show at the planetarium so we rushed over to catch it. We saw the “Astronauts, Oceans to Orbit” about how astronauts use the ocean to train for orbit.



Spooky Kooky Krista took plenty of picks of the White sand dunes from the museum as you could see them from there.

After the day was done, we went to the AirBnB to rest, relax, and take an extra shower!