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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Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas
Palo Duro Canyon was a wonderful day trip a short distance from Amarillo, TX. We spent most of the day there, most of the time was driving around the park’s loop road and stopping to take pictures, but we did include one stop for a picnic lunch, and one for a 1.5 mile hike on… Continue reading Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas
Lafayette Louisiana…more inclement weather
Today we are in Lafayette, Louisiana, which is in an area of the state called Acadiana. The plan is/was to visit Acadian Village which is an 1800s reconstruction of early Acadian life. Instead what we get is flood watch… 4 to 8 inches of rain expected today, peaking at 2″/hour. As a result, extensive local… Continue reading Lafayette Louisiana…more inclement weather
Coastal Mississippi – What?
Following up on the Alabama shoreline, today we visited the Mississippi coastline… We all recall hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the news reports had mostly focused on its impact on New Orleans. But according to this article https://www.gulfcoast.org/plan/secret-facts/, “On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina brought a 28-foot storm surge to the shores of Coastal Mississippi, devastating… Continue reading Coastal Mississippi – What?
Cold birthday
I spent much of my day reading and responding to birthday text messages throughout the day, and of course, had to include a Starbucks visit to claim my free drink. Claudette had one ingredient missing for my “traditional” Tiramisu birthday cake, so a store bought cake it was for this year (no worries, I have… Continue reading Cold birthday
Yikes – Bad weather
Today on January 9th, after a whole night of light sleep because of strong winds and driving winds throughout the night, we are awakened by an alert on our phones at 6:45, directing us to take shelter due to a tornado watch. Claudette pulled out her “go” backpack and we simply had to cross the… Continue reading Yikes – Bad weather
Staying put today – freezing rain in central Texas
Good thing we moved on from San Antonio yesterday. As forecasted, in rained all night, and then in the early morning hours, temperatures started dropping. It was 31 at 7AM and is now 28 at noon. We have had a mixture, of rain, sleet and freezing rain. Right now, the coat of freezing rain continues… Continue reading Staying put today – freezing rain in central Texas