At the end of our Thanksgiving week we were ready to blow off some steam. Monahans Sandhills State Park was the perfect place to do that. Lowe and I made some videos that started with a brawl at the top of the hill and ended with dramatic tumbled down the … Read More
Giving Thanks
Over the weekend we made our plans for our route to Arizona. We tend to stick to State Parks right now, since we don’t have the 12v system set up yet, meaning no water or electricity when we’re unplugged. State and National parks require a lot of planning as it … Read More
Luckenbach and Chill
Luckenbach is my favorite place in Texas. The place sort of represents an ideal, thanks to the song, of rejecting mainstream and focusing on what’s important in life. It may all be a bit hokey, but the “town” maintains its charm for me every time we visit. Sit back with … Read More
Limping Along
We left New Orleans, and pointed west towards Grammy’s house in Arizona. The voodoo doll that was supposed to bring us safe travels. On our way to Lake Somerville State Park we stopped off to eat at a fancy joint with DVD rentals (that’s still a thing apparently), free pool … Read More
Along the Gulf
Driving along the coast through Biloxi, Mississippi, we came across Beauvoir, the last home of Jefferson Davis. I don’t pretend to understand the hero worship of the Confederacy, so standing in that beautiful house overlooking the Gulf was more about gaining a step back in time than putting someone like … Read More
A Mobile Day
Not being southerners, we never know where the heck we’re supposed to be being careful, so we appreciate signs like these. The USS Alabama Memorial Park is a cool place. We were here a few years ago, but it was just as good the second time around. It was nice … Read More
Gulf State Fair
Where I grew up, fairs happen in summer, the only two months out of the year that a person can be outdoors that long without catching frostbite. To have a fair in November is laughable. We caught a beautiful day for the Gulf State Fair. The instant the performer says … Read More
Southern Track
The morning after Halloween tradition—counting and categorizing the candy haul. We replaced the kids’ mattresses with new memory foam. Basically the same things we’ve used on everything from the boat to the Airstream over the past few years. This was the first time we actually bought an electric knife, though. … Read More
Making the Most of our Time
We’d never seen the Blue Angels perform before, but while we were in Fort Pickens we were told they’d be practicing one morning and the best spot to watch was right at the fort itself. I’ve never been much of an airplane guy, and have never been to an air … Read More