Gulf State Park, AL
28. März 2018 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Morning coffee by Shelby Lake, not tempted to have a dip !!
Walk across to the pier and beach. Beautiful white sands where loggerhead turtles nest May to September.
Gulf State Park - Bike Ride
28. März 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Brilliant ride on the trails in Gulf State Park. Highlight was the Great horned owl’s nest in the tree and the osprey on top of a pole. Huge campground with great full hookup sites. Nature centreWeiterlesen
Bon Secour - NWR, AL
30. März 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, despite it being Spring Break is almost deserted. Hiked along a sandy trail, past Gator Lake (no gators) to Little Lagoon. Saw lizards, a frog and a snakeWeiterlesen
Bella Terra Ducklings
30. März 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Look who just waddled past as I was sitting on the patio.
Our home for the week from the other side of the lake.
Fort Morgan, AL
1. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Fort Morgan is a historic masonry Pentagonal bastion fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama, dates from 1830s. Interesting museum and walk round the fort. Then to the beach for lunch. Again whiteWeiterlesen
Visiting Friends - Vinton, LA
8. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Back to where it all started in 2001!!!
We bought our first motorhome from Ernie & Pat and have stayed friends ever since. Good to spend time catching up with them and their lovely family. ExcellentWeiterlesen
Fishing for Catfish
12. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Fishing and catching good eating catfish at one of Ernie’s ponds.
Crawfish Supper
13. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
3 pounds of spicy crawfish, peel your own then dip in garlic butter or mayochup, delicious with potatoes and corn. 😋
Last night in Louisiana
16. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Excellent night out, pizza and beer at the Mellow Mushroom in Lake Charles with friends Brian,Tammy and Jacob. Cool place with a Herbie transformer outside !!
linda mcelroylooks like living the dream is working its magic. Looking great Carol xx
La Fonda on Main - San Antonio, TX
18. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Neal Carmickle, thank you for recommending La Fonda on Main, it was superb. Some of the best Mexican food we’ve eaten and the margarita on the rocks rocked !! Stew enjoyed his Mexican beers, NegraWeiterlesen
The River Walk - San Antonio, TX
18. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
After dinner stroll round The River Walk in downtown San Antonio. The place was buzzing with people eating, drinking and shopping on the side of the river. Amazing huge trees lined the river and boatsWeiterlesen
The Alamo-San Antonio, TX
19. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Interesting visit to The Alamo the scene of the 1836 battle between the Mexicans and Texicans. Met a Yorkshire man, dressed in period clothing, in the Living History area who was talking about theWeiterlesen
San Jose Mission -San Antonio, TX
19. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Interesting tour round the San José Mission which dates back to mid-1700s. Founded by the Franciscans who wanted to convert American Indians to religion and they lived in the quarters round the openWeiterlesen
Charles JohnstoneJust waiting for the Cowboys to come riding round the corner with guns blazing at any time. Love M&Dxxx.
Desert Drive, Hwy 90, TX
21. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Lots of wilderness in southwest Texas, interesting cacti with hummingbirds feeding on the orange flowers. Not quick enough with the camera to capture the wild turkeys and javelinas feeding on the sideWeiterlesen
Travelers World Resort ? - Terlingua, TX
21. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Resort ?? More like a quarry, well we are in the desert 🌵
No phone signal and only sketchy internet at the office. We’re west of Big Bend NP and view from the coach is great. Ernie’s friedWeiterlesen
Terlingua Ghost Town,TX
22. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Strange concoction of dwellings, some lived in some not, vehicles, some roadworthy some not and people, some locals but most tourists. Cemetery was interesting, With some graves dating back to theWeiterlesen
Castolon Area - Big Bend NP, TX
23. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
After driving across dry dusty desert and through volcanic mountains the riverbanks of the Rio Grande are lush with green vegetation. Stopped for a photo and saw our first roadrunner, beep, beep !!Weiterlesen
St Elena Canyon - Big Bend NP, TX
23. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Amazing St Elena Canyon, Rio Grande river runs through it with Mexico on the south and Texas, USA 🇺🇸 on the north. We hiked just over a mile in blistering heat, high 90Fs, the 1500 feet cliffsWeiterlesen
Homer Wilson Ranch - Big Bend NP, TX
23. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Scenery is spectacular, this area was volcanically active 29 million years ago. High desert plains with the occasional flowering cacti. Interestingly named features, such as Mule Ears Peak. HomerWeiterlesen
Rio Grande Village Campground - Big Bend
24. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Dry camping in the National Park, even with the generator running the air con we’re roasting as temperatures are in the high 90Fs. Next day the wind is gusting and it’s a cool 60F. WildlifeWeiterlesen
Boquillas Canyon - Big Bend NP
25. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
What a difference a day makes it’s a cool 60F and it’s blowing a hooley !! Once again we’re on the US side of the Rio Grande river with Mexico on the other. We can see where Mexicans have crossWeiterlesen
Lost Mine Trail - Big Bend NP
26. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
We hiked part of the Lost Mine trail through forest to an overlook with spectacular views. Along the trail were agave plants, some of which had flowered on stalks much taller than Stew. Also saw deerWeiterlesen
Chisos Mountains - Big Bend NP
26. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
A day out in the Chisos Mountains, the only range completely in a National Park and the landscape is different, trees are on the mountain slopes and this is bear and mountain lion country, but weWeiterlesen
Nature Trail - Big Bend NP, Texas
26. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
A short trail from the campground through a swampy area and we climbed up to an overlook where we could see the Mexican town of Boquillas and along the Rio Grande dwellings with horses and goats inWeiterlesen
U.S. Border Patrol - Texas
27. April 2018 in den USA ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Both on the way in and out of the Big Bend area we went through US Border Patrol Checkpoints, once they find out we’re British they want to see our passports and know when we arrived, what we’reWeiterlesen