Gator tour
19 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We took a gator tour with a company called Cajun encounters. We did tours where they pick you up from your hotel in New Orleans or you drive to the swamp.
We had an hour and a half boat tour aroundMeer informatie
Camp #8
19 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Campsite #8. I can't believe how cheap this was. $12 with toilets (that were blocked or covered in moths), showers and electric hookup!
Shame that we're on a swamp so the mosquitos came out inMeer informatie
Trash pandas kept us awake
20 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Raccoons were all over the truck during the night, trying to get into our trash bag over the spare wheel hanging about a foot away from my face.
The kept us up all night. We didn't sleep well
Houston, we have a problem...
20 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Can't go past Houston without stopping into NASA
Buc-cees servo
21 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Buc-cees are some of the largest service stations in the world. This one doesn't hold the record. But it was pretty huge with loads of petrol pumps (I used pump 34), bbq meat being cooked up as wellMeer informatie
Austin - bbq food
21 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
The BBQ food restaurant I wanted to go to had sold out by the time we got into Austin, so this BBQ food van was around the corner to serve us up some food before checking into our motel
Motel Super 8
21 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Another Motel stop to allow us some nice showers, etc.
This motel is much nicer than last nights in Houston (I forgot to put a pin in / take any photos)
We even have a pool view from our room 😂
🦇 🌉 Austin bat bridge
21 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 31 °C
🎶 Like a bat outta hell... 🎶
No sign of Ozzy Osborne either.
Austin's number one tourist attraction is this bridge where thousands of bat's fly out after sunset.
I saw it before back in 2019Meer informatie
Cooper's old time BBQ
21 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 30 °C
A classic in Austin. I ate here a couple of times a few years back and was happy to be back in the home of the BBQ!
Another REI visit
22 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We did another trip to REI to see what other out door gear we needed 😂
Whole Foods for lunch
22 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Look at this salad bar! The best salad bar I've ever had 😂
Texas State Tubes
22 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
We went tubing in Texas!
It was 38c outside, so it was really nice to se in the water today.
We saw loads of wild life. Loads of dragonflies, birds, butterfly's and turtles! I didn't expect to seeMeer informatie
Terry Black's BBQ!
22 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
This was the best BBQ we've had. It's meant to be the second best in Austin and it really was delicious.
The beef ribs were great.
The world's largest service station
23 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Buc-ee's. The world's largest service station. They are correct that everything is bigger in Texas.
With a BBQ food section, fresh nuts, fudge, bakery, 120 gas pumps, 1,000 parking spots and a 68,000Meer informatie
Camp #9
23 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Camp #9.
We saw an armadillo!
Laura cooked us dinner and loads of the wax from candle we caught on fire came out the stove!
This camp site is an international dark sky association park, so we'reMeer informatie
Camp #10 - It's a marathon, not a sprint
24 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Camp site número diez!
This camp site is in the small town of Marathon, Texas which has just under 400 residence.
It's meant to be one of the darkest spots in the lower 48 states, so let's see whatMeer informatie
Marathon Brew House
24 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
In this small little town, there was a BBQ restaurant and brewery. After spending some time in large cities where it was costing $20 for two drinks, it was refreshing to get two beers for $10 (oh andMeer informatie
V6 Coffee
25 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
After being called ladies, we ordered our coffee.
Hike - Lower Burro Mesa pouroff
25 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
A little waterfall walk, however there was no waterfall as there hasn't been any rain on the past couple of weeks. But you could see where it flows
At the bottom of the hike was the dried up waterfallMeer informatie
Camp #11 - Big Bend Cottonwood
25 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Camp #11 in Big Bend. Cottonwood camp ground.
This camp ground was super quiet. 24 spots. Only 2 of us on it (and it was "full")
Right next to the Rio Grande. Watching the sunset behind Mexico.
JamesMeer informatie
Hike - Lost Mine Trail
26 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
An 8km or so hike, that we cut short because of the thunder and the rain!
The Rio Grande
26 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
A collection of photos taken at various points along the Rio Grande yesterday (25th and today 26th).
It's really fast flowing and we saw a kayaker towing a canoe and he was going at some pace!
Camp #12 - Rio Grande Campground
26 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Rio Grande Campground within Big Bend National Park.
Sometimes we don't get it right first time. I reversed the truck onto our pitch, but the wind was making the rain fly on the tent flap about a lot.Meer informatie
Sunset on the Rio Grande Village trail
26 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We bumped into an English woman whose lived in the US for 35 years and she was looking for people to join her on a sunset hike from the camp ground. This short hike takes you to an epic lookout whereMeer informatie
Camp #13 Chisos Basis Big Bend
27 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Our final camp site in Big Bend National Park.
This is the Basin where it rained on us yesterday. Looks like we have a much better day for it weather wise!
Although we saw our first wild tarantulaMeer informatie
