The first things we noticed upon crossing over the South Carolina border on our way to Charleston were the billboards. There are a lot of billboards for guns (religion too, but that’s been the case for the entire south). Assault rifles and bibles…
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.
Savannah, Georgia: mossy trees, fishy pizza, and a million lights
Today we left the rain in Atlanta behind, trading it for sunny skies a few hours east, in Savannah. One of the final stops of our trip!
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.
Happy Thanksgiving from San Antonio!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We spent our turkey day seeing the sights in San Antonio, Texas. It’s a pretty fun city, even on a major holiday. We didn’t actually consider that things might be closed on Thanksgiving until this morning. Our…
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!
Greetings from Carlsbad, New Mexico!
This morning we checked out of our room in El Paso after spending a total of about 12 hours in it. Leaving the city via I-10 east, we had our first good daytime look at the area and couldn’t believe how depressed…
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…