Teresa’s Musings
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Tucson, AZ
Read more: Tucson, AZMON., 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
Read more: British Isles CruiseSAT., 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
Read more: Amsterdam, NetherlandsSUN., 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
Read more: Phoenix, AZPhoenix, 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
Read more: Las Vegas, NVFRI., 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
Read more: Death Valley National ParkSUN., 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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Indio, CA (Part 2)
Read more: Indio, CA (Part 2)FRI., DEC 16, 2022 thru SAT., DEC 31, 2022 This post will continue on with the second half of our month in the Palm Springs area… On Friday, Dec. 16th, Gary & I visited Joshua Tree National Park. On the drive there, we passed a huge wind farm that is located northwest of Palm Springs.…
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Indio, CA (Part 1)
Read more: Indio, CA (Part 1)THUR., DEC 1, 2022 thru THURS., DEC 15, 2022 On Thursday the pod traveled 175 miles from Lake Havasu State Park in AZ to Indian Waters RV Resort in Indio, CA. Most of the ride was flat and rather desolate! But, we passed the Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge in route. Gorgeous area! Beautiful…
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Lake Havasu City, AZ
Read more: Lake Havasu City, AZSUN., NOV 27, 2022 thru WED., NOV 30, 2022 On Sunday we traveled 272 miles mostly across I-40W from Cottonwood AZ to Lake Havasu State Park. It was an interesting drive thru flat lands and mountainous terrain. We climbed 4,000 ft and descended 6,500 ft in one section! Now we’re about 700 ft above sea…
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Sedona, AZ
Read more: Sedona, AZSUN., NOV 20, 2022 thru SAT., NOV 26, 2022 After leaving Winslow, AZ on Sunday morning, Nov. 20th, we had views of the San Francisco Peaks mountain range. Sooo pretty! We arrived in Cottonwood, AZ at Dead Horse Ranch State Park near Sedona. The campground is completely full! We did not expect that. We’re here…
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Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Read more: Galápagos Islands, EcuadorSUN., APRIL 9, 2023 thru MON., APRIL 17, 2023 On Easter Sunday, April 9th, we headed from our hotel to Quito Int’l Airport to board a chartered Celebrity Cruise flight for a 2-hour jaunt to Baltra Island in the Galápagos. From there we took a short bus ride to the pier and boarded a tender…
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Quito, Ecuador
Read more: Quito, EcuadorNo, we did not take our tiny home to Ecuador! To celebrate Gary’s upcoming 65th birthday, we booked a Galápagos Islands cruise over a year ago. The time had finally arrived! We flew from Houston to Quito, Ecuador on Thursday, April 6th on a non-stop flight that arrived after midnight. While waiting on our hotel…