Gulf State Park, AL
28. maaliskuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 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. maaliskuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 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 centreLue lisää
Bon Secour - NWR, AL
30. maaliskuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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 snakeLue lisää
Bella Terra Ducklings
30. maaliskuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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 whiteLue lisää
Visiting Friends - Vinton, LA
8. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 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. ExcellentLue lisää
Fishing for Catfish
12. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Fishing and catching good eating catfish at one of Ernie’s ponds.
Crawfish Supper
13. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 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. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ 🌙 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. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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, NegraLue lisää
The River Walk - San Antonio, TX
18. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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 boatsLue lisää
The Alamo-San Antonio, TX
19. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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 theLue lisää
San Jose Mission -San Antonio, TX
19. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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 openLue lisää
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. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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 sideLue lisää
Travelers World Resort ? - Terlingua, TX
21. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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 friedLue lisää
Terlingua Ghost Town,TX
22. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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 theLue lisää
Castolon Area - Big Bend NP, TX
23. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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 !!Lue lisää
St Elena Canyon - Big Bend NP, TX
23. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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 cliffsLue lisää
Homer Wilson Ranch - Big Bend NP, TX
23. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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. HomerLue lisää
Rio Grande Village Campground - Big Bend
24. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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. WildlifeLue lisää
Boquillas Canyon - Big Bend NP
25. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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 crossLue lisää
Lost Mine Trail - Big Bend NP
26. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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 deerLue lisää
Chisos Mountains - Big Bend NP
26. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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 weLue lisää
Nature Trail - Big Bend NP, Texas
26. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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 inLue lisää
U.S. Border Patrol - Texas
27. huhtikuuta 2018, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 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’reLue lisää