good friday
San Xavier del Bac: originally we thought it was the oldest white man's structure in the U.S., then perhaps the oldest church in the U.S., then perhaps the oldest mission. We eventually decided that it's probably the oldest church west of the Mississippi. In the parking lot someone was buying a dog from the Tohono O'Odham, who are the tribe living in the local village of Wa:k. We never figured out how you're supposed to pronounce the colon, as they kicked us out of the room where you view the video (narrated by Linda Ronstadt) early because of some "holy" week.
