We interrupt our normally delayed timeline of posts and briefly jump ahead to near real time to wish everyone well during these trying times. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You to all essential workers and first responders! For us, the …
Continuing our visit within the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, it was time to say goodbye to the gentle giant (and baby) Herefords in the Show Barn so we could continue our drive to our final destination here, the …
Note: this post is from February 27, 2020 and prior to the Covid-19 lockdowns. To be honest, visiting the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site and The Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park had not been very high …
Note: this post is from February 26, 2020 and prior to the Covid-19 lockdowns. After spending time exploring the very busy, touristy area of downtown Fredericksburg, it was time for us to escape to explore the surrounding countryside. Here are …
Note: this post is from February 25, 2020 and prior to the Covid-19 lockdowns. Located in the heart of Texas Hill Country and a stone’s throw from Austin and San Antonio is the tiny town (population of about 11,000) of …
San Antonio, definitely one of our favorite cities. After visiting there in 2016, we fell in love with the city and everything it had to offer. We quickly realized that this was one city we could visit over and over …
History…it seems no matter how small the town or where it is located, each place has its own story to tell. That is what we found in the area surrounding Weimar, Texas, our next destination, approximately 130 miles from Galveston …
Oil rigs dot the coastline along the Gulf of Mexico in Texas and Louisiana. Not knowing much about oil rigs or the oil industry in general, when we arrived in Galveston and learned of the Ocean Star Oil Rig Museum, …
Stay well, stay safe, stay home. The events in the following post took place before the pandemic lock down. Having done a lot of traveling across the United States, we never would have imagined seeing three giant pyramids off in …
Stay well, stay safe, stay home. The events in the following post took place before the pandemic lock down. Even though Galveston Island is only 32 miles long and two and a half miles wide (about 1/5 the size of …
