I've been slacking on my postings - sorry. Doug's step sister, Alison & her bf, Ron came to Reno from SF for a weekend visit. We read the newspaper and found out that Virginia City was hosting it's annual Rocky Mt. Oysters festival which also coincided with St. Patty's weekend. Where is VC and what are Rocky Mt. Oysters? Short version: VC was the largest finding of silver in Comstock, now an old mining town. Rocky Mt. Oysters are sheep testis. Yes, cooked sheep testis. Unfortunately, we showed up at the tail end of it and they were sold out (but D & I tried them years ago.. they taste like chicken.. YUM!). The day was cold and windy but that didn't stop us from saloon hopping. We eventually finished up the afternoon with a brisk walk to the old cementery. I've never seen an old tombstone with a date of someone who died in the 1800s. Have you? craziness! What a great experience overall.
