Sunday, Oct 30 If you looked at yesterday’s map you may have wondered why I headed back west to Jackson, MS after completing the perimeter. The answer is that I enjoyed driving the Blue Ridge Parkway so much that I decided to check out the Natchez Chase Parkway. This closely follows the path of a … Continue reading A Thoroughly Relaxing Drive
Friday, Oct 28 This was one of those days when you wonder why you set goals and if you really want to achieve them. My journey was from Baton Rouge to New Orleans but not via the direct route. The original perimeter plan was to stay within 50 miles of the border wherever possible. I … Continue reading Mission Accomplished
Thursday, Oct 27 Today was a short drive from Lake Charles to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I had planned, and made, three stops but was expecting to do much more at the first two than was actually possible when I arrived.. Stop one was at St. John’s Cathedral in Lafayette, LA. Although this is a relatively … Continue reading A Partial Success
I visited Houston in December 2012 but the weather was wet, cold and windy and I did not visit Space Center Houston since much of the tour is outside. Today the weather was perfect – sunny and warm with low humidity – so the space center was my destination for the day. I have visited … Continue reading Houston, there’s no problem here
Today my target was Galveston, the historic gulf coast port that sits on another of the long chain of narrow barrier islands along the Texas coast. The drive from Victoria to the coast was uneventful and routine except that I passed through the town of Edna, which was my mother’s name, so I added a … Continue reading Delightful Galveston
Monday, Oct 24 I was feeling very weary while driving yesterday and realized that the last time I visited an attraction that was not scenic driving, just a photo stop or a short walk was six days ago at the Good Enough mine in Tombstone. It was, therefore, a pleasure to spend a few hours … Continue reading The Texas State Aquarium
Saturday, Oct 22 This was a very boring driving day from Eagle Pass to McAllen, Texas that I did not think deserved its own post. I looked on TripAdvisor for something to do along the way but found nothing in Eagle Pass, Laredo or McAllen that I thought was worth a stop. The map and … Continue reading A Lot of Miles with a Relaxing Finish