Gulf State Park, AL
28 марта 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 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 марта 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 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 centreЧитать далее
Bon Secour - NWR, AL
30 марта 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 snakeЧитать далее
Bella Terra Ducklings
30 марта 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 whiteЧитать далее
Visiting Friends - Vinton, LA
8 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 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. ExcellentЧитать далее
Fishing for Catfish
12 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Fishing and catching good eating catfish at one of Ernie’s ponds.
Crawfish Supper
13 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☁️ 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 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ 🌙 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 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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, NegraЧитать далее
The River Walk - San Antonio, TX
18 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 boatsЧитать далее
ПутешественникDan and I stopped here on the way to AZ a couple of years ago. Fun place. We enjoyed Fredericksburg also. Stayed at Buckhorn Rv Resort a little north and west of San Antonio. It's right off I-10. Safe travels.
The Alamo-San Antonio, TX
19 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 theЧитать далее
San Jose Mission -San Antonio, TX
19 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 openЧитать далее
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 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 sideЧитать далее
Travelers World Resort ? - Terlingua, TX
21 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 friedЧитать далее
Terlingua Ghost Town,TX
22 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 theЧитать далее
Castolon Area - Big Bend NP, TX
23 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 !!Читать далее
ПутешественникNever thought I would want to go to Big Bend NP. These pics changed my mind. Safe travels.
St Elena Canyon - Big Bend NP, TX
23 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 cliffsЧитать далее
Homer Wilson Ranch - Big Bend NP, TX
23 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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. HomerЧитать далее
Rio Grande Village Campground - Big Bend
24 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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. WildlifeЧитать далее
Boquillas Canyon - Big Bend NP
25 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 crossЧитать далее
Lost Mine Trail - Big Bend NP
26 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 deerЧитать далее
Chisos Mountains - Big Bend NP
26 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 weЧитать далее
Nature Trail - Big Bend NP, Texas
26 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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 inЧитать далее
U.S. Border Patrol - Texas
27 апреля 2018 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 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’reЧитать далее
ПутешественникWe went through a border crossing on I-10 in New Mexico the first time we went west. We're enjoying seeing your travels.