The price of lingering an extra day in Palo Duro is that we need to make the seven hour trip to Bedford in one day hopefully arriving before the afternoon rush hour. We've just hit our first traffic slowdown in the Dallas Fort Worth metro area. Hopefully we'll arrive...
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2016 Out West
Palo Duro CanyonÂ
It's the grand canyon of the Texas, in the panhandle. Our first visit here was in 1984 when we and our little boys were traveling with their Aunt Lou and Uncle Bill. We stayed in one of the Mesquite campsites and did some hiking out from there. Then in June 2014 the...
Geo-Mathematical Midpoint
It's Adrian, Texas, the geo-mathematical midpoint on the historic Route 66 trip from Chicago to LA. We got off the interstate to get gas and to find a geocache behind the Sunflower Station, whose owner inspired the character of Flo in Pixar's Cars. Unfortunately the...
Raining in Tucumcari
Paused for the night near the town of Tucumcari, New Mexico. Last night the evening sky was gorgeous. This morning we took advantage of the fact that this KOA offers meals and walked to the office for breakfast. While we were enjoying our coffee and eggs we chatted...
One Wave, Repeat
One of the treats of visiting Santa Fe is the opportunity to immerse ourselves in the luxury of the hot tubs at Ten Thousand Waves. Since we kept missing the natural hot springs as we traveled through the mountainous areas we decided to indulge ourselves. We enjoyed a...
This is El Dorado
Yesterday afternoon we pulled into the community of El Dorado at Santa Fe and parked our T@B in Bill's driveway for a weekend visit. Â We enjoyed the patio and libations with Bill as daylight began to wane then were happy recipients of a delicious home cooked spaghetti...
New Knees for Gigi
Routine maintenance is just one of those things. Keeping the wheel bearings in good working order is an important part of being able to roll down the road. Earlier this trip we stopped and had them lubricated. Today, after calling ahead, we stopped at Santa Fe RV and...
Take It Easy
Back in 1973 as we were traveling through this part of the country we were listening to Glenn Frey as lead vocalist of the Eagles on the radio singing Take it Easy about standing on the corner in Winslow, Arizona, lyrics he co-authored with Jackson Browne. A few years...
Meteor Crater
With Flagstaff behind us and Gallup as our planned destination for the day, we were eastbound on I-40 when we saw one of those intriguing brown signs. We were just eleven miles from the Barringer Meteor Crater so of course we had to visit! Some 50,000 years ago a...
The Call of the CanyonÂ
See Park Video Oak Creek Canyon has been on our radar since 1973. Mr. Carr at Owen Cotter Jewelers in downtown St Petersburg mentioned it as we were planning our honeymoon trip but today was our first visit here. We drove south from Flagstaff planning to enjoy the...
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Fenton House and Spaniards Inn
A lovely way to spend a Sunday in Hampstead. We visited the historic Fenton House to view lots of lovely collectibles, to listen to and learn about harpsicords, and to tour and linger in the garden before heading off to the historic Spaniard’s Inn for a most delectable Sunday Roast.
London Transport Museum
A visit to the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden gave us insight into the evolution and role of public transportation in the creation of London as a great metropolitan area.
Excursion to Bath, England
Bath, England is an amazingly inviting place with deep deep history. One little day trip isn’t anywhere near enough but we did enjoy delving into the history of the Roman Baths, basking in the beauty of Bath Abbey, and topping our visit off with Tea and Bath Buns!