Fortifying ourselves for the caves

We stopped at the Blue House Bakery and Cafe in Carlsbad prior to heading out to the caverns. We figured a cup of coffee and a sweet roll would fortify us for the spelunking ahead. But alas... the pastry case was empty! Only one lone croissant left, but that was taken out even as we watched. Oh no! What to do?

Heather noticed that they still had bagels, so we both got chili bagels with cream cheese which came with more chilis to spread on the bagels. Very tasty, warm but not too hot. After finishing the bagels we felt prepared for our adventures at Carlsbad Cavern. But if we had thought about the empty pastry display further, we might have known that today might hold more surprises in store for us.Read more