I can’t believe that we have been on the road for more than 10 weeks and have driven almost 16,000 miles. It feels like a heartbeat and a lifetime all at once. Some things we did weeks ago feel like…
Stepping back in time at the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
Our tour of the south continued today with a trip to Charleston, South Carolina. We both really liked Savannah and were looking forward to checking out another classic southern city.
The Georgia Aquarium needs more fish
Hello! Tonight I am writing from Atlanta, Georgia. I’m happy to report that we did not get swept away in any one of the three tornadoes that touched down in the city today. We were safely inside the Georgia Aquarium,…
A Memphis Zoo review (spoiler: it was the best day ever!)
Hello from Memphis, Tennessee! This morning we woke up to chilly temps and foggy, raw weather in Hot Springs. After breakfast we hit the road for a relatively quick 2.5-hour drive to Memphis.
Taking in some culture on the drive to San Antonio
Here we are on day 63, nine weeks into the trip! The festivities for the day involved a drive from Alpine, Texas to San Antonio. Since it was a driving day, there is not a whole lot to report. Before leaving…
Big Bend National Park is big (surprise!)
Today’s adventure in the Lone Star State took us to Big Bend National Park. The park encompasses portions of the lush Chihuahuan desert, the Chisos mountains, several canyons, and the Rio Grande River! Big Bend’s name comes from the U-shape the Rio…
The day we journeyed to the center of the earth (almost)
Our trip has taken us up mountains, over streams, into cities, through deserts, on lakes, and around giant sequoia trees. Today, it took us 750 feet underground in Carlsbad Caverns National Park!
White Sands is so sandy…and white!
Greetings from El Paso, Texas, our digs for the night. It’s been…interesting. First, Google tried to take us on a closed road when we were 4 minutes from the hotel. When it finally rerouted us, our 4-minute drive became 29…
Plenty of planes and a Titan II, too!
And now for something completely different…at least as far as our cross-country trip is concerned. Instead of taking in mountains, streams, forests, deserts, and canyons, today we took in planes, helicopters, and nuclear warheads! It turns out that Tucson area is…
Prickly teddy bears!
Today we began our drive back east! We left Twentynine Palms, California and drove six hours to Tuscon, Arizona where we will be spending a few days checking out the cool things around the area. We are both looking forward…