We woke up to snow visibly falling in the El Capitan area of the Guadalupe mountains. On and off, we had a number of snow squalls throughout the morning. In the afternoon, we drive north to the city of Carlsbad, the closest place to buy groceries and top up our fuel tank for tomorrow’s travels,… Continue reading snow day…
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In Louisiana, must have beignets!
We are at Fontainebleau state park, which is located in Mandeville, just across lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans. (Fun fact: lake Pontchartrain is a saltwater lake – though classified as a lake, it is technically an estuary that connects to the Gulf of Mexico). We were going to drive into New Orleans, mostly to get… Continue reading In Louisiana, must have beignets!
Nice day – got to watch the sunset from the beach
While we have been enjoying our stay in Destin, the weather hadn’t been that great. But today was a nice one. They had the yellow flags out on the beach, whereas before there were either double red flags (entering the water is forbidden) or single red flags (entering the water is not recommended – “knee… Continue reading Nice day – got to watch the sunset from the beach
Back Yard Camping
Day two brings us to our friends’ home – Lori and David, in Lancaster, SC. They were so excited to have us camp in their backyard (actually, it was between the house and their garage) that they spent several days and made many attempts at measuring and cutting trees and limbs just to ensure that… Continue reading Back Yard Camping