Mission San Lius Rey and the Young Adventurers

A visit to the Mission San Luis Rey "King of  the Missions" with the Young Adventurers

Founded in 1798 and named after St. Louis IX, King of France, the Mission San Luis Rey in Oceanside, CA was the 18th of 21 missions built from 1769 to 1823. 

In January of 2011 the Young Adventurers visited the Mission San Luis Rey and learned a bit of California history.




The Church was not completed until 1815, several years after the Mission was founded.

 


The Barracks.  Our volunteer and Mission San Luis Rey docent speaking to our group of Young Adventurers. The barracks, now fenced off to protect what is left of the old buildings, housed between 5 and eleven Spanish Soldiers and is located in the front of the mission.

 





The Young Adventurers and volunteers gathered in the front of the oldest pepper tree in California. The seeds for this tree were brought from Peru my a sailor in 1830.  There were others but this is the only original still standing.



The Lavanderia complex where they washed clothes and bathed was fed by diverting water from the, nearby San Luis Rey River. The Entire Lavanderia complex was surrounded by and adobe wall to keep wildlife out.

 




Shower facility on the grounds of the Lavanderia.  Notice the two small terracotta pipes above the rock retaining wall. 

 

At the end of the day, the docent gave the students a quiz, which was a group effort and they did quite well.  The had fun and learned a bit, GREAT DAY!!