Five days after getting home from Costa Rica, and after washing the soles of our boots, we were taking off again, this time for another driving/tent-camping trip across the Midwest. The ultimate goal of this trip was to get the last eight states crossed off of our bucket list; Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma,…
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Hot Springs National Park
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 We stayed the night on the road to Arkansas and then hit Hot Springs National Park the following day. Hot Springs National Park is the smallest of all the national parks. Located in Arkansas, it is an urban park featuring a historic row of early 20th-century bathhouses built atop natural hot…
Waco and Dallas, Texas
Monday, November 13, 2017 I am a fan-girl of the second order (not quite as fanatical as some I know) of the TV show, Fixer-Upper. This show started back in 2013 and it is ending this season after a good five-year run. The show’s hosts are Joanna and Chip Gaines, two very special people with…
San Antonio & Austin, Texas
Thursday, November 9, 2017 We arrived in San Antonio and went to Mi Tierra Cafe & Bakery in the center of downtown for dinner. It was like Christmas in Mexico. Lights and decorations everywhere making the place very festive. Mariachi bands playing tunes in the bar and in two other parts of this large establishment. The food…
Big Bend National Park
Tuesday, November 7, 2017 The day was spent driving to our hotel in Alpine, Texas where we rested. When we reached the hotel I put my visor up and saw that there was an 8″ crack in the windshield. Damn. Before heading out to dinner I called USAA Insurance and arranged to have the windshield…
Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday, October 17, 2017 On our way to Vegas we stopped by the Area 51 Alien Center for some fun. We both got a lot of giggles out of the place and I (can’t believe I) bought a Spock eye mask. (big stupid grin). We had fun with that, and also picked up a pin….