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Balmorhea State Park
18. februar 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
We had a close encounter of the 1st kind our last night at Brantley Lake State Park.
Traveled southeast into the Big Bend Country of Texas. Arrived at Balmorhea Thursday afternoon. Views of birds outside our window and waterfowl taking advantage of San Solomon Springs.Les mer
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Fort Davis, United States
19. februar 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
A beautiful drive to Fort Davis National Historic Site.
http://www.nps.gov/foda/index.htm
Treated ourselves to ice cream at Herbert's Caboose.
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San Solomon Springs
19. februar 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
A relaxing swim in the Springs... crystal clear water. A gorgeous sunset. Another great day.

http://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/balmorhea
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Kerrville, United States
20. februar 2016, Forente stater ⋅ 🌙 68 °F
Traveled Interstate 10 into Texas Hill Country. Nice to see trees and green again.
We're staying at Buckhorn Lake Resort visiting our good friends, Dee and Phil and their two pooches Jack and Andy, who we met while camp hosting at Nehalem Bay State Park two years ago.
Delicious green chili burritos prepared by D & P then glow in the dark Bocce ball till midnight with
D & P and new friends Kathy and Steve. Needless to say a fun time was had by all!Les mer
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Fredericksburg, United States
21. februar 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Went to Fredericksburg and spent a wonderful day shopping, dining and visiting the grounds of the National Museum of the Pacific War.
Fredericksburg is a town that was settled by German immigrants and is also the birthplace of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz. Had a great German meal at the Silver Creek Beer Garden and Grill and beers at Fredericksburg Brewing.Les mer
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Detour
24. februar 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 52 °F
Decided to head to the service center in Alvarado before rather than after we hit the gulf coast.
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Arlington, United States
25. februar 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
Visited Auntie Toku and my cousin Marie and her husband Robert. Marie and Robert were hard at work painting the interior of their beautiful new home.
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Fort Worth, United States
26. februar 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Biked along the beautiful Trinity River Trail in Fort Worth.
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Mansfield, United States
27. februar 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
We had a delicious brunch, compliments of Steve, at Our Place restaurant. It was great visiting with our Texas family!
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Grand Prairie, United States
27. februar 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Checked out Loyd Park for campsites when we swing back here in April. Then on to Cedar Hill State Park where we did a walking tour of Penn Farm Agricultural Center.
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On the Road
1. mars 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Heading South from Alvarado. Not a bad detour as we got in some "early" visiting with our family in Texas and got needed service done on the motorhome. We also met some nice folks who were having work done on their coach as well. Jackie and Gean gave us some great tips on trip routes and points of interest as we make our way southeast. An uneventful drive through small Texas towns, interstates hwys and toll roads.
Arrived at Brazos Bend State Park, which has to be the most beautiful state park we've camped in. Took a bike ride and saw our first alligator!Les mer
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ALLIGATORS
2. mars 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Took a long bike ride through the park and saw a twelve foot alligator along the path as well as many smaller ones in and out of the water. Also saw turtles and all kinds of birds. Toured the Nature Center where we got to pet a 6 month old baby gator!

http://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/brazos-bendLes mer
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West Columbia, United States
2. mars 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Toured the Varner Hogg Plantation. Very interesting. Beautiful grounds and well curated. All the buildings, including the bricks, were made by slaves. Didn't think we'd see gators or plantations until we got to Louisiana... boy was I wrong!

http://www.thc.state.tx.us/historic-sites/varne…Les mer
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Lake Jackson Texas
3. mars 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Cruised southeast to visit the Sea Center Texas marine aquarium and fish hatchery. The red drum fish and flounder hatchery was most interesting. So different than what we do in the northwest with salmon, steelhead and trout.
http://tpwd.texas.gov/spdest/visitorcenters/sea…

We also toured the Lake Jackson Historical Museum which had exhibits ranging from prehistory of the region through modern times.
http://www.lakejacksonmuseum.org/index.php?page…

Finally had us some Texas barbecue at Hoghenheiferz BBQ. Food was delicious, especially the Philly brisket cheese steak and the owners were beyond welcoming.Les mer
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Betty Harry: Love the history! Gators - not so much...
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Richmond, United States
4. mars 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Today we visited George Ranch Historical Park. We toured four homes and a share croppers farm as well as a blacksmith shop, barns etc. All of the tour staff were in period clothing and entertaining as well as informative. The best historic site so far.

http://www.georgeranch.org/Les mer
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Farewell Brazos Bend State Park
4. mars 2016, Forente stater ⋅ 🌙 59 °F
After four wonderful days at Brazos we can honestly say this is the nicest state park we've camped in. It is well maintained with huge sites, miles of biking/hiking trails and tons of wildlife (especially considering that the park was flooded last spring). Only thing missing was 50amp electric and full sewer hookup at our site.Les mer
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The Gulf of Mexico
5. mars 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Here at Galveston Island State Park. Sunny and warm. Beach front site. Who could ask for more!?
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Galveston, United States
6. mars 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
We had a wonderful day exploring Galveston. Started off at the Farmers Market where we purchased salsa and vegetables. Had a bite to eat at Yagas then did a walking tour of the Strand, Galveston's historic district. Lot's of shops, restaurants and very cool architecture. Bought a dark chocolate pecan sand dollar at La Kings Confectionary. We took a very interesting tour of the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum
http://www.oceanstaroec.com/
then ended our day with a long bike ride along the seawall.Les mer
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Houston, United States
7. mars 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
We spent an amazing four hours visiting Space Center Houston /NASA Johnson Space Center. We took a tram tour of the astronaut training facilities, saw a Saturn V rocket and the Space Shuttle Independence, viewed wonderfully produced movies on the history of space travel and what the future holds and viewed hundreds of exhibits. A very educational day to say the least!

http://spacecenter.org/attractions/Les mer
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So Long Galveston
9. mars 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Yesterday evening the "big storm" started to hit Galveston...fog, wind, rain, thunder and lightening. Spent time looking up area weather reports, flood warnings and routes into Louisiana. Today we thought about riding out the storm in Galveston but after checking with the park and the Louisiana State Police decided to push through to Palmetto Island State Park. Glad we did, though Randy said he felt like he wrestled a steer driving the coach through rain, fog and WIND for 4.5 hrs.
We crossed a beautiful bridge in Baytown, drove through some historic towns in Louisiana and saw some rice paddie/crayfish farms (note the traps in the second to the last photo)
http://thriveswla.com/places-faces/crawfish-far…
Beautiful big campsites at Palmetto Island, it was worth the journey.
http://www.crt.state.la.us/louisiana-state-park…Les mer
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A Stormy Day⚡☔
10. mars 2016, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
The storm arrived at Palmetto this morning bringing high winds, torrential rain, thunder and lightening. It was a good day to catch up on laundry, especially since the park has a laundry room which is FREE to park guests!
Weather finally broke this afternoon so we took a bike ride around the park. We spotted an alligator near the canoe launch as well as javalinas (to fast to photograph) in the woods. A cardinal made himself at home on our sideview mirror and an armadillo walked in front of the coach!Les mer
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New Iberia, United States
11. mars 2016, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 66 °F
Had a near sleepless night of heavy rain, lightening and thunder. 😵

We spent the afternoon in New Iberia where we toured Shadows on the Tesch
http://www.shadowsontheteche.org/
and The Bayou Tesch Museum
http://bayoutechemuseum.org/
Took a walk down Main Street then headed to
Duffy's Diner where we had some of the best made to order fried chicken ever and some tasty shrimp stew.
We ended our day at the Konriko Company Store where we stocked up on Cajun seasonings and rice. http://www.conradricemill.com/

Another great day learning about this area's history, appreciating its architecture and eating delicious food.Les mer
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Avery Island, United States
12. mars 2016, Forente stater ⋅ 🌧 66 °F
To Avery Island to educate ourselves in all things Tabasco. We toured the museum and processing facilities. Bought and sampled Tabasco products, many not usually found in the northwest, at the Company Store and had a sampler plate of sausage and chicken gumbo, crayfish etouffee and red beans with sausage... all very tasty!
http://www.tabasco.com/avery-island/visitor-inf…
Stopped by the Rip Van Winkle Gardens on the way home.Les mer
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Marcia HaraSee any gargantuan spiders yet?
13.03.2016Svar
ReisendeNot a one. Just gators, armadillos and wild pigs.
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Cruising to the Big Easy
13. mars 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
After five days of rain and 95% humidity..... SUNSHINE! We bid Palmetto Island goodbye and had a beautiful drive to New Orleans traveling over bayous via many raised highways, surrounded by water, live oaks, cypress and palmettos.
Arrived at Jude Travel Park, five miles from the French Quarter. A modest but clean Park bursting with southern hospitality.Les mer
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New Orleans, United States
14. mars 2016, Forente stater ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Had a mufuletta at Central Grocery for brunch and an All That Jazz po-boy at Verte Marte for lunch. Enjoyed the jazz at Musical Legends Park.
Went inside St Louis Cathedral. Listened to music and looked at art in Jackson Square. Shopped at the French Market. Walked and walked and walked.
http://www.neworleanscvb.com/visit/neighborhood…
We spent an amazing day exploring the French Quarter. How can I describe it... Crowded, beautiful, old, restored, decaying, historic, fragrant, delicious, fascinating......Les mer
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