The Curious Adventures of the Cat in the Camper Van
Our motorhome travelling adventures around the world with a cat called Jigsaw
It’s not our first Rodeo (we are picking up the lingo) but we love it. We reckon that hanging around with young people keeps us young. There are also plenty of older people like us, behaving like children! Sorry in advance, the pictures tell the story and no, we weren't in bars all the time,… Continue reading New Orleans Mardis Gras 2024
The whole of the Gulf Coast had been inundated with rain, thankfully, as they had such drought last summer. It has its downfalls though, does the rain.... mosquitoes come up for blood, and in Louisiana, the humidity is sapping of energy. After the rains stopped we headed to 'Big Thicket' for a walk among the… Continue reading Louisiana has Soul
Galveston, oh Galveston... yes the Glen Campbell earworm really stuck! Actually an island so a big daunting bridge to drive over to get there. We parked up at the marina, which is near all the waterside properties built on reclaimed land so there's canals between for the owners boats. From there it was an easy… Continue reading The 39 Steps… in Texas
After the wildlife of Austin we needed a change of gear so we headed South for the Gulf Coast for different wildlife, birds with feathers... We'd lost the really cold weather but it had been replaced by raging hoolies and flooding everywhere. So much so that when we arrived at Mustang Island State Park, and… Continue reading The Twits of Texas
US cities aren’t really part of the plan but the music centric city of Austin couldn’t be driven by. Home to the famous ‘South by Southwest’ festival it’s a hot bed of music venues and talent. One of the days we were there, 104 venues were advertising live music. It's a city on the upswing,… Continue reading Keep Austin Weird
This is where the Beverly Hillbillies originated from, before hitting the big time, just kidding! Having said that, it is feasible given they struck oil to make their fortune. There's a lot of oil in Texas as y'all know, and the polluting refineries are everywhere, but not Hill Country. This part of Texas is rolling… Continue reading Texas Hill Country
Driving into Texas from New Mexico there was an immediate shift. Straight away it was nodding donkeys, oil tankers and gas flares. No sign of an electric vehicle charging point for miles! We did say we’d stay open minded though about the state and explore it, and put aside our media fed unconscious bias that… Continue reading Around the Bend in Texas
Somewhere with the name 'White Sands....' conjures up images of Caribbean beaches but not these white sands... White Sands Proving Ground (now Missile Range) was created for the US to test its fire power and also, its nuclear bombs. Three weeks after a test here, the first was dropped on Hiroshima and then the last,… Continue reading Worlds Biggest Truth Bombs
Arriving at Silver City we were immediately struck by how wintery everywhere had become, leaves off trees, cold bite to the air etc. 6000ft, to be expected really! Hardy as we are, although I'm Laurel at times, we set out for an explore. Silver City was originally an Apache campsite until, yes, copper mining and… Continue reading Truth or Consequences
Catalina State Park had been recommended to us, we get lots of recommendations! It sits in the foothills of The Santa Catalina Mountains which is a haven for desert plants and wildlife. It's also the post Christmas delivery rush, chill out destination for Santa Catalina and her husband Claus. (well it is Christmas!) Bikes out and… Continue reading Mining for Americana
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