We drove north from Texas, arriving near the entrance to the famous Carlsbad Caverns late in the day. We found a campground where we park the van overnight and as we listened to the wind howling outside during the night, were happy we weren’t tenting! …
We woke up early, as as planned, packed up quickly and drove the 1 1/2 hours over to Rio Grande Campground. We arrived right behind another car and joined with the young driver to ask the park attendant how we should proceed in finding a…
After a rainy and windy night, the temperature had dropped and we were happy with our decision yesterday to do a short hike up at the Chisos Basin as it surely would be a cold one up there today! With no rain in the forecast,…
We left the small town of Sanderson heading towards Big Bend, but had to stop to check out the amazing selection of lawn ornaments on display at the Z Bar Trading Company. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it) they were not…
Heading West We left Waco and headed south to Boerne, where my cousin, Betty and her husband Stuart live. We spent an enjoyable evening with them, enjoying one of the cool local restaurants for dinner and then breakfast the next day. Boerne is a small…
The Long Road Home Reading this headline, you might be asking “Hey! What happened to the rest of the tour?”. Rest assured, I will post more about what happened in between Waco and coming home, but I thought it prudent at the moment to let…
Upon our return to travelling mode, we stopped in Waco for a few days. Our daughter, Annie and her husband Matt live here and so we left our van with them while we were back in BC. We’ve been to Waco several times now and…
Before we took a break in December, we spent some time exploring the beaches along the coast in Texas. We started off in Sea Rim State Park, just across the border from Louisiana. This park is a gem, however to get to it, you…
So, its the middle of January and we have not posted for a while – what’s up with that? Sorry for the long delay, dear readers! In December we were unexpectedly called home to help with some family matters, and although we were sad to…
We left New Orleans and had two more places we wanted to see before leaving lovely Louisiana. Having grown up in a generation who learned about the Civil War, plantation life and slavery in history books as well as fiction such as Gone With…
