Now that we are settled in a park, we need to return to our lifetime project – repairing the motor home. Next on the list is our front door exterior grab rail. It is supposed to light up when the porch light is lit. Instead, the acrylic handle is badly crazed and the light has […]
Warning Signs and Saguaro Cactus
We had a tricky choice to make selecting our routing from Fredericksburg to Arizona. Our new N. Dakota friends from Hondos, Keith and Nancy, warned us that I-10 through El Paso can be a nightmare. Based on that warning, we decide to take US 285 from Fort Stockton up to Roswell. This route will allow […]
Caves and Aliens – What Could Go Wrong?
We know that the bats will not be in residence in Carlsbad Caverns in January. They normally return to this National Park in early Spring and stay through October. We decide to visit in spite of their absence. The return of the Brazilian Free-Tailed bats coincides with an influx of thousands of tourists according to […]
A Good Time in Fredericksburg Texas
After leaving Austin, we park our rig in the Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park Campground right across the runway from the Hangar Hotel in Fredericksburg, TX. Parked here, we reminisce about our first visit to Fredericksburg on motorcycles years ago. During that trip, we stayed at the WW II styled Hangar Hotel and spent only […]
Long Road to Austin
Roadsigns twisted into green and white pretzels withhold directional info while tattered remnants of billboards wave despondently in greeting as we travel I-10 through the panhandle of Florida. Sap glistens on the freshly sawn remnants of trees lining the shoulders of the road, their downed limbs barely clear of the pavement edge where they fold […]
Swimming with the Manatees
Storm delays delivery of my Christmas present until we are in Florida this year. His gift, I am thrilled to learn, is that he will accompany me on a swim with the Manatees. Given that Storm has never worn a wet suit, does not like cold water and has never shown an interest in communing […]
