Visiting the Alamo in San Antonio on Sunday, 11/27/2011.

Took a drive to downtown San Antonio to see the Alamo and Riverwalk. We had been there before when Dave graduated from bootcamp and needed to see a little bit more of this neat area.  The Alamo had a lot of visitors as did River Walk. We enjoyed walking along the the river and that took us to Market Square ( El Mercado ) a mexican market. There were a lot of people visiting this area and being lunch time we had to find a place. We found this mexican restaurant, Mi Tierra, which turned out to be the place to eat in San Antonio. There had to be close to 1000 people eating in this restaurant. The food was good but just being in this place was cool. Suzanne and I had a nice day and tomorrow takes us to the San Antonio Zoo, one of the top ten in the country.

we ate with Dave here almost 4 years ago

Spent Black Friday in Fredericksburg!!

We took a drive over to Fredericksburg, TX on Black Friday to stay away from the Mall traffic. What surprised us was the number of people visiting this little town of 10,000. Found out that this was the biggest weekend for them and all the motels, bed and breakfast, campgrounds, etc.. were full.  A lot of people come from Austin and San Antonio to visit this quaint town of German descent. We had a great time and ate at a neat restraurant that used to be a John Deere dealership.

Me!!

Lots of people

In Boerne, Texas

It was time to leave Abilene State Park and head south. It was 44 when we left on Wednesday, 11/23 and it had been cooler earlier in the week. To cold for us Florida people, but we did have fun and got to see a lot of deer in the campground. So we headed south to Boerne, Texas and the Alamo Fiesta RV Resort. This is a nice campground close to the Interstate, so you get some noise, but they had a great Turkey dinner for us on Thanksgiving. We had dinner with about 25 other campers and everyone brought a covered dish. Yum, Yum!!

We are so blessed to be on this trip and it is hitting us that we only have about 50 more days on the road until we get back to Port Orange, Florida. It is sort of sad, no it is sad, but what a great adventure Suzanne and I have had. The memories of this trip will be with us the remainder of our lives. But it is only one chapter in our lives that will come to an end. There are going to be more chapters as we make more memories.

I may have posted this before but I think it needs to be done again. I found this somewhere on the internet....

Do not put off living the life you dream of. Next year may never come. If we are always waiting for something to change ... retirement, the kids to leave home, the weather or the economy, that's not living. That's waiting! Waiting will only leave us with unrealized dreams and empty wishes.

We still have some more places to visit as we head to Birmingham, Alabama for Christmas. So keep checking back as we continue on our fantastic journey!!

Staying at Abilene State Park 11/16 for the week

We made it to Abilene State Park on 11/16, Wednesday and will be staying for a week. On the way over there were at least a thousand windmills. We stopped and you could hear the roar from them going around. We are about the only campers in this nice park. There are a lot of deer roaming the campground which give the dogs fits. We have made it to Abilene several times and they have a population of 100,000. Before you get to Abilene you come to a town called Buffalo Gap with a big population of 500. Really a neat little town!

No internet at the state park but we do get all the basic TV stations. We do have to go McDonald's for the internet. Thank you McDonald's!!

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Went to Carlsbad Caverns National Park on Sunday, 11/13/2011. The park wasn't crowded even though the entrance fee was waived because of Veterans Day weekend. You can take 2 tours of the caverns on your own and then can pay for several others. We took the 2 self guided tours and signed up to take the Kings Palace Tour. We decided to take the Natural Entrance Route  which allows you to walk down over 750 feet into the caverns. What a neat hike and worth the effort. They do have an elevator that will take you down into the caverns, but not for us.

The Kings Palace tour is about an hour and a half guided tour with a park ranger. The tour gives you the history of the caverns and explains all the formations. It is well worth it and I really enjoyed it.

I must say this was one of the most fantastic places I have ever been. No wonder it is a National Park. The caverns are mammoth and it is breathtaking to see the different formations. It is a place to see and I will never forget the magnitude of the caverns.

Pictures do not do this place justice!!

going down over 750 feet

Visiting the Carlsbad, NM area 11/12/2011

We drove to Carlsbad, NM. Staying between Carlsbad and Artesia, NM at a the Carlsbad/KOA. What a nice KOA, but 15 miles from either town. Both towns have a big Walmart, but Artesia is the nicer of the 2 towns. There is a big oil refinery in Artesia, along with some nice sculptures. Carlsbad only has a 2 percent unemployment rate, but not much to do besides the caverns!! We are heading to the caverns on Sunday:))

Border Patrol Academy

oil refinery

cotton

In 1947 Roswell was changed for ever!

Roswell is home of the UFO crash in 1947. A lot of controversy surrounds the crash, with many saying a cover up occurred. I don't think we will ever know the truth. There are some neat things in the UFO museum and areas around the town. I only wish I had been able to see my second UFO! 

Visiting the town of Roswell, NM

Took a trip into the town of Roswell.  The town has a lot of history, a German Prisoner of war camp during WWII and the UFO crashing in 1947. There is even a free zoo which was very nice. We are enjoying our stay at Bottomless State Park and have met several nice people.
The prisoner of war camp had 4,800 at one time. You can read more about the prisoner of war camp by looking at the pictures.

a piece of the Berlin Wall