Teresa’s Musings
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Del Rio, TX
Read more: Del Rio, TXTuesday, Nov. 24th, 2020 Today we were leaving the Big Bend area and heading 276 miles east to the border town of Del Rio, TX. It was a gorgeous ride back through part of Big Bend NP on 385 North before connecting with 90 East. Our views were mountains, hills, and ranches. The highway appeared…
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Big Bend National Park
Read more: Big Bend National ParkTuesday, Nov. 17th, 2020 I woke up early (rare for me as I’ve told you ad nauseam) and went out to catch a bit of the sunrise on the surrounding mountains and counted 11 deer grazing nearby. What a treat! After breakfast we packed up to hit the road for our 141 mile drive to…
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Alpine, TX
Read more: Alpine, TXFriday, Nov. 13th, 2020 Soooo Friday, the 13th, might not seem like the ideal day to be traveling to our next destination after our month long stay in Kerrville. But Gary and I aren’t typically superstitious so these things tend not to bother us. We traveled 329 miles. The bulk of it going west on…
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Family Time in Kerrville
Read more: Family Time in KerrvilleTuesday, Nov. 3rd Today we headed back to Fredericksburg with Bob & Deb and Andy & Linda. We enjoyed another beautiful sunny day in this historic town soaking up the German charm and another great lunch at The Auslander. This time we also visited the outdoor displays at the National Museum of the Pacific War…
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More Kerrville, TX
Read more: More Kerrville, TXTues., Oct. 27th thru Mon., Nov. 2nd Today my cousin Dale and his lovely wife Delilah arrived from Corpus Christi. They are camping in their little Casita at Schreiner Park. A short drive away. They were due to arrive later in the afternoon so we said come over for dinner. I was trying a new…
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Hill Country – Kerrville, TX
Read more: Hill Country – Kerrville, TXMonday, October 12th thru Monday, October 26, 2020 Monday, Oct. 12th, we packed up and left beautiful Palo Duro Canyon, which also meant driving back up to the top of the canyon on those winding, narrow roads. We left fairly early and didn’t encounter any big rigs coming down the canyon so that was nice.…
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Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Canyon, TX
Read more: Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Canyon, TXThursday, October 8th We left Oklahoma City and continued west on I-40 seeing more of that rich red soil and passing lots of wind farms. A sight you don’t see up north. We also passed lots of farmland and ranch land… all very flat and as far as the eye could see. We crossed into…
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Oklahoma City, OK
Read more: Oklahoma City, OKTuesday, October 6th, 2020 We awoke to another misty morning At Aux Arc Campground on the Arkansas River. So pretty. We also saw Johnny & Stacie packing up to leave but since we’d already said our tearful goodbyes the night before, we let them head out without intercepting them so we didn’t have to go…
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Nashville TN, to Little Rock, AR
Read more: Nashville TN, to Little Rock, ARTuesday, Sept. 29th, 2020 This morning Johnny & Stacie and Gary & I pulled out of Cedar Creek Campground but not before Gary & I had morning visitors in the form of geese… 2 geese and a duck who wanted to be fed, and they were not taking no for an answer. They showed up…
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Hubert, NC to Nashville, TN
Read more: Hubert, NC to Nashville, TNTuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 This morning Gary & I and Johnny & Stacie headed out from their house in our respective tiny homes. First stop was 250 miles down the road to Tanglewood RV Park in Clemmons, NC. This is a county park with hiking trails, a golf course, ball fields, day use area, horses,…
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NH to Hubert, NC
Read more: NH to Hubert, NCTuesday, Sept. 15th, 2020 After two days of goodbyes, we left Old Stage Campground in NH on Tuesday, the 15th. We had one last visit with Mom on Monday. That was a little tough saying goodbye. She sent us off with a wave, a smile and a virtual hug. I was the one wiping a…
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Our Pandemic Summer in NH
Read more: Our Pandemic Summer in NHAs we were driving back from Texas in late May envisioning our pandemic summer, we never would have guessed that it would be so enjoyable. There was plenty that we didn’t do… no day trips to Boston, Portland, Salem, or Ogunquit. No visiting of favorite museums like the Currier in Manchester or MFA in…