Mon. 5/29. Drove to Homestead, FL (Everglades, east central part). Now we head around the Gulf of Mexico, over to California, and up the Pacific Coast. Tues. 5/30. Went on ranger walk at Royal Palm and drove the road to Flamingo (dead end) and back. Wed. 5/31. Everglades Shark Valley Continue Reading
Gulf & West Coast
06/08-14. Alabama, Miss., Louisiana
Thurs. 6/8. Bought 1-1/2 doz. mini cheesecakes at Szotski’s, owned by retired career Navy guy, fun talking with him. Jason warned us about the boredom of driving across TX. Makes sense–Iowa-Nebraska always seemed like it would be monotonous and there must be a southern counterpart to that. Toured Carnival Museum Continue Reading
06/15 – 06/26. Texas
Thur. 6/15. Drove on. Did not stop at Oak Alley or other popular plantations (aka, farms) in the area. Fri. 6/16. Drove last 100 mi. or so to McKinney TX. The “inn” (Bob’s son Aaron’s house) was full, so we stayed at local RV resort today & tomorrow night. Pretty Continue Reading
06/27 – 07/11. Southwest before Grand Canyon
Tue. 6/27. Drive to Carlsbad, NM from Big Bend, TX. Lots of the usual southwestern scenery. and a lot of less-scenic evidence of industry. Wed. 6/28. Driving from the town of Carlsbad to the Caverns, we passed some ancient cliff dwellings. It was awfully hot out and we were dressed Continue Reading
07/12-14. Grand Canyon
Wed. 7/12. Drive to Grand Canyon. Landscape changes from desert scrub to pine trees. Cooler. A burst of rain on the drive, but clear now. Camping in a National Forest for the next few days. As soon as we drove onto our site, we saw 3 big elk in the Continue Reading