Chapter 14

“Mommy, those men are holding hands,” she said loudly.

Her mother glanced at them. “Yes, they certainly are.” She went back to her book.

Mason and John walked on until they reached the base of the rock. It was huge

“So, what’s the history of this thing?” he asked.

“Well,” John said, “there were originally more rocks than this one and they were part of a chain. Some of the others are around, too, in varying degrees and locations. El Morro was much bigger at one time, too. It’s figured they were volcanoes millions of years ago. Over the years most of them have been damaged by quarries. Juan Cabrillo sighted it back in the fifteen hundreds when he sailed to California. I’ve got books on it back home if you’re really interested.”

He shook his head. “Like I said, I don’t really read. Thanks for the info, though. That’s probably enough.”

John blushed. “I know I am somewhat of a geek, sorry.”