Magellan's Ship: The Encounter

Why "Magellan's Ship"?

Why “Magellan’s Ship”?

Magellan explored many islands without opposition. The theory is that the natives did not attack Magellan as one would have expected them to do upon the arrival of his big ships with a bunch of strange looking creatures on them.

Why? The natives did not know what they were looking at – they had absolutely no point of reference. In fact, they were so taken by what they saw, they laid down their spears and brought their canoes ashore. Watching the big ship with huge billowing sales was so far from any experience they had previously had, that they were in awe, welcoming Magellan and his crew, and treating them like Gods.

It is with this “awe” that I chose to view my future. Join me on my journey… It’s going to be amazing!

Sunday, April 17, 2011

The Encounter

When the car headed south our last trip in March from Washington to Phoenix we actually had an agenda. We had heard about the mysterious Area 51 which lays in the desert plains of southwestern Nevada, and decided that THIS was something that we definitely needed to experience...

Area 51 is a military base whose primary purpose is to support development and testing of experimental aircraft and weapons systems. As Wikipedia says, "The intense secrecy surrounding the base, the very existence of which the U.S. government barely acknowledges, has made it the frequent subject of conspiracy theories and a central component to unidentified flying object (UFO) folklore."

Well, there are a couple of other strange things about this secret Area 51...

Did you know that it is located on the Extraterrestrial Highway?

Area 51 is really quite protected... (Take a picture and run...!!!)

We even found the most interesting little restaurant and motel in Rachel, Nevada called The Little A'Le'Inn. Pat, the owner of this unique establishment, offers these intriguing thoughts:

"The events and unidentified flying objects we see and only hear at times in this area often leave us shaking our heads. The unknown is what we live for. The times when logic escapes us and the knowledge of things to come are before us. We welcome it all... Look up as the truth lies there. Always keep your eyes to the skies whenever you can. You just never know when that special event will happen. At those times there may be no answers, leaving you only to wonder what just happened or what you saw, and having to ask more questions... getting no answers. Life is a mystery, enjoy the ride."

So, we did just that... We explored the slightly eerie highways and side roads of southwestern Nevada and this is what we found...