Teresa’s Musings


  • Galveston, TX

    Galveston, TX

    WED., MAR. 1 thru SUN., APR. 30, 2023 After a short 136-mile drive and skirting Houston traffic, we arrived back at Stella Mare RV Resort in Galveston on March 1 (2023) and reunited with Cheryl and Joe. The original pod is together again after traveling apart for two months! We celebrated with champagne… compliments of…

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  • Kerrville, TX

    Kerrville, TX

    TUE., FEB. 21 thru TUE., FEB. 28, 2023 We encountered tons of wind turbines on our drive from Ft. Stockton to Old River Road RV Resort in Kerrville TX on Tuesday, Feb. 21 (2023). The Guadalupe River runs behind the campground with stunning cypress trees lining the banks of the river. Just gorgeous! So fun…

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  • Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX

    Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX

    FRI., FEB. 17 thru MON., FEB. 20, 2023 It was a cold start to the morning. Ice fell off the slide topper when we were closing the slide. Proof of our cold temps. It was a pleasant 200-mile drive from Alamogordo, NM back into our “home” state of Texas today. The only hiccup was going…

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  • White Sands National Park, Alamogordo, NM

    White Sands National Park, Alamogordo, NM

    SUN., FEB. 12 thru THUR., FEB. 16, 2023 On Sunday we arrived in Alamogordo, NM. A beautiful ride from Deming NM with little traffic, rolling hills and wide open vistas and one really, really long train with 4 engines in front. We arrived to Alamogordo/White Sands KOA and realized that our bad luck was continuing…

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  • City of Rocks State Park, Faywood NM

    City of Rocks State Park, Faywood NM

    FRI., FEB. 10 thru SAT., FEB. 11, 2023 On Friday we left Kartchner Caverns State Park. We headed east on I-10 crossing into New Mexico passing several large pecan orchards and an incredibly long train being pulled by 4 engines. We landed in the town of Deming at Lo-Hi RV Ranch. We’re here for two…

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  • Kartchner Caverns State Park, Tombstone & Bisbee AZ

    Kartchner Caverns State Park, Tombstone & Bisbee AZ

    SAT., FEB. 4 thru FEB. 9, 2023 We arrived at Kartchner Caverns State Park in Benson, AZ on Sat., Feb. 4th, 2023. A short hour long drive from Tucson. Lovely state park with spacious sites and surrounded by mountains! We’ll enjoy being here for 6 nights. We took advantage of the gorgeous afternoon and sat…

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  • Tucson, AZ

    Tucson, AZ

    MON., JAN 23, 2023 thru FEB., 3rd, 2023 On Monday we arrived at Catalina State Park, which sits at the base of the snow-capped Santa Catalina Mountains on the outskirts of Tucson. We had a smooth travel day. Although there was some cause for concern as we were handed a note when we checked in…

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  • British Isles Cruise

    British Isles Cruise

    SAT., SEPT. 2 thru FRI., SEPT. 15, 2023 After our final morning of wandering around Amsterdam with our international pod, we walked back to the hotel to pick up our bags and catch an Uber to the Amsterdam Port to board Celebrity Apex, our home for the next 12 nights. After a busy 5 days…

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  • Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Amsterdam, Netherlands

    SUN., AUG. 27 thru FRI., SEPT. 1, 2023 After trying multiple times to go on a British Isles cruise but being thwarted by a worldwide pandemic for several years, Gary & I finally were able to make it happen. Since good things happen to those who wait, we decided to build in a 5-night visit…

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  • Phoenix, AZ

    Phoenix, AZ

    Phoenix, AZ FRI., JAN 13, 2023 thru SUN., JAN 22, 2023 We landed in Phoenix, AZ on Sunday, Jan. 15th, but not without some hardship involved. They say things happen in threes. I’m hoping our 3 troublesome travel days are a thing of the past!  #1: As previously mentioned, we had twine get wrapped around…

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  • Las Vegas, NV

    Las Vegas, NV

    FRI., JAN 6, 2023 thru THUR., JAN 12, 2023 From Death Valley to Las Vegas! We arrived in Las Vegas on Friday, Jan. 6th. A pretty 150-mile ride with distant snow-capped mountains on an empty highway thru wide open desert land. We even saw a coyote just as we were leaving Death Valley. It was…

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  • Death Valley National Park

    Death Valley National Park

    SUN., JAN 1, 2023 thru THUR., JAN 5, 2023 We left Indio, California New Year’s Day with goodbye hugs to the Hannafords and promises to reunite in two months in Galveston. We kept tears to a minimum. It was a 154-mile crappy rainy drive headed northwest to Barstow, California for Gary and I. One bright…

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