Thirty-five miles south of us is Tubac, the first European settlement in what is now Arizona. It was built by the Spanish in 1751 to protect their missions and settlers from the Pima Indians. Gee, history around the world is all very similar. Think of the English building the walled city of Londonderry to keep the Irish out.
Little is left of the original settlement but in 1948 an art school opened there and the community slowly transformed itself into an artists’ colony. Even those of us lacking any artistic abilities would be inspired by the breathtaking natural surroundings. We browsed the galleries and enjoyed a terrific lunch at Shelby’s Bistro but our favourite spot was the sculpture garden.
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