SPRING BREAK

SPRING BREAK

We spent a night in Zion National Park but because it was the beginning of the spring break season, we didn’t pre book the campsite and it was reservation only no first in first served, even though spring break is only one week for the students, it takes 6 weeks for...
BACKTRACKING

BACKTRACKING

We are backtracking the next couple of weeks, as I didn’t get to experience the National Parks from Death Valley to Zion. Before heading back we attended the Renaissance Festival just outside of Phoenix which was a great day.  It is amazing how you can create a whole...
NEW ORLEANS TO TUCSON

NEW ORLEANS TO TUCSON

 From New Orleans we headed across the bottom of Texas from Houston, San Antonio to El Paso via the Hill Country where we visited President LBJs ranch which is now a state/national park which also houses the small farm house where he was born.  He was a popular...
GETTING OUR MARDI GRAS ON IN NEW ORLEANS

GETTING OUR MARDI GRAS ON IN NEW ORLEANS

When visiting Mobile Alabama, we came across some statues in the park, these statues are dedicated to Mobile, Alabama being the birthplace for Mardi Gras in the USA in 1703 as a French Catholic tradition. Originating in medieval Europe in the 17th Century through Rome...
HI Y’ALL

HI Y’ALL

Hi y’all from the south of USA, this week we have visited Florida, Alabama and Mississippi and we have definitely experienced three different cultures and dialects. When in Florida everyone would finish their sentences with yes sir or yes ma’am.  At first we couldn’t...
MAINTENANCE WEEK

MAINTENANCE WEEK

After 3 weeks travelling and living out of the car it was great to stop and get an AIRBNB for a week of maintenance.  The car has been travelling really well but it was important for us to ensure that it is maintained really well.  We have a pretty good routine when...