We left Texas a few days ago and headed north into New Mexico. Stopped at Roswell to visit with the aliens at a cool museum. They had a huge collection of information about the alien landing and sightings. It seems like every gas station in town has a alien statue Read more…
Made it to Big Bend National Park on Sunday. What a beautiful place. We drove through the park on our first day and discovered that all the campgrounds in the park were full. Not to be deterred, we found a small quirky campground in a ghost town outside of the Read more…
We left the gulf coast of Mississippi yesterday morning for a long drive to Houston. Yum, had some fantastic Cajun food along the way! Made it to Houston and exchanged our leaky tent for a different one. Keeping fingers crossed. Currently in the booming boarder town of Del Rio doing Read more…
Spent 3 nights at the black water river state forest in the Florida panhandle north of Pensacola. It rained a good part of the time but we got some hiking and book reading in. The frog serenade at night was amazing. . We are so used to backpack camping. When Read more…
Severe weather was in the forecast for the panhandle and we decided being in a tent with tornadoes and hail might not be a good idea. (Although if we had been on s/v ms Mary Lou, no problem!). We opted for motel 6 in destin to weather the storm. Oh Read more…
Made it to the Florida panhandle with visits to the Saint Marks Wildlife Refuge and camping at St George Island State Park. Coming from Miami, it is hard to believe that beaches exist that are not lined with condos. What a treat! Went on a cool hike at St George Read more…
Happy New Year to all! We packed up the mini cooper with all the gear necessary for a several month “glamping” trip across the country and departed Miami in the morning on December 31st. We are currently having a fantastic visit with family in Central Florida and Tampa area. Ran Read more…