Day 1: Friends & Fort Walton Beach
June 15, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Day 1 in the books and it was a fantastic start to this adventure! After picking Cheryl up from the airport, off we went to Gainesville to brunch with a friend who plied us with bacon, amazing toastRead more
Day 2: How many states was that?
June 16, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 81 °F
Day 2 was all about that drive, 'bout that drive, no tickets. 5 states, 2 Buc-ees, a few exciting thunderstorms and lots of singing and laughing along the way. Off to Carlsbad to catch the bat flightRead more
Day 3: There be bats here!
June 17, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 99 °F
Love Carlsbad Caverns! Such an amazing underworld filled with whimsical structures. After touring the Big Room, we headed back to the surface world for dinner then back to catch the Bat FlightRead more
Day 4: Contact & the ghost of Smokey
June 18, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Tuesday's main adventure was to get our geek on at the Very Large Array (yes, they did film scenes from Contact there). Along the way, we found the actual birthplace (and grave) of Smokey the Bear. IRead more
