The Curious Adventures of the Cat in the Camper Van
Our motorhome travelling adventures around the world with a cat called Jigsaw
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 We'd lost the really cold weather but it had been replaced by raging hoolies and flooding everywhere.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
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
Is it Fight or Flight.... or both? Having a sleep in, is impossible in Tucson. Home to the Davis-MonthanAir Force Base, they start flying their F16 fighter jets and A10’s very early, every day it seems, there's no avoiding the sound. It has 11k airmen and as a base employs around 27k people contributing $2.6bn… Continue reading Tucson, Fight and/or Flight?
We decided to become anti-capitalists for the week. Yes, it was Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday time of year over here. Its a sad fact that 'consumption culture' is all over the westernised world these days, and thus, we didn't want to observe or be anywhere near Walmart for a while! We know we are… Continue reading Giving Thanks Y’all
There was no Rattle and Hum as we approached Joshua Tree, oh ok, maybe a few glasses.... All of a sudden Joshua's, which are primarily only found in this part of world, were everywhere. Within the northern part of Joshua Tree National Park we hiked from a park up spot up among the tree's to… Continue reading Joshua Tree ‘n Anza
The Curious Adventures of the Cat in the Camper Van 