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 …
Remember that song made famous by Glen Campbell in 1969? We sure did especially after we added Stella Mare RV Resort in Galveston to our itinerary, it began playing over and over in our heads. We were excited to be …
“Here” is Riverbend Motorcoach Resort in Labelle, FL. One month and 2070 miles since our visit to Chiricahua National Monument. Why did we take this detour to FL on our way back to our usual summer spot in RI? Primarily because we …
Did you know that Texas has a “Grand Canyon”? If you didn’t, you are not alone – we didn’t either until we arrived in Amarillo! Located in Canyon, TX, Palo Duro Canyon State Park was about a 40 minute drive from the Oasis …
In southern Texas it was very easy to be bitten by the bird watching bug, particularly at Bentsen Rio Grande State Park. We’ve always enjoyed watching birds at our feeders in our backyard but during our stay we had an opportunity to …
