Lake City RV Resort

We traveled 260 miles today through some rain and winds. The weather is much cooler and nicer than NOLA. The humidity is not as severe as up around the gulf coast. Final time change today, we lost another hour. We hope to have a nice easy 3 hour trip home tomorrow, so we can unpack and get back into our resort lifestyle. The open road is interesting, but there still is no place like home.

Slot 50 this time. Home on the road till tomorrow.

Eagle's Landing Holt, Florida

Today was another 4 state day. Left Louisiana, went through Mississippi, Alabama and into Florida. The weather has been rainy all day for us. It is keeping things cool, which is nice. Kahlua got caught in Elwin's seat at the rest area. She loves to see what is going on. Getting caught up on some laundry since the facilities are close to us in this RV Park.

Keeping an eye on things.

Spot for the night.

Nice clean simple park. 

Segway Tour of New Orleans, Louisiana

Today we took a trip into New Orleans and booked a Segway Tour of the French Quarter. After that we went and had breakfast at the Beignets Cafe and visited Jackson Square. After our Beignets breakfast we headed back to the Segway Tour and enjoyed 2 hours visiting New Orleans via Segway. What fun! The weather here was great until after the tour. We just got to our car in time before the rains came. The Lord really was kind to us today. We were able to take in the city before the bad weather moved in. Homeward bound tomorrow.

Mmmm,...good. NOLA specialty.

Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral.

St. Louis Cathedral

Artists around Jackson Square.

St. Louis Cathedral.

St. Louis Cathedral is the oldest Roman Catholic Cathedral in continuous use in the United States. It is between the Cabildo, the building where the Louisiana Purchase was signed, and the Presbytere, which was formerly a courthouse. The Cathedral is a brick between posts construction, a type of construction used in New Orleans until the mid-19th century. There are three spires, a central spire flanked by two smaller ones. A bell tower with a clock was added to the church in 1819. The clock and its bell were obtained by a New Orleans clockmaker and brought from Paris. The bell stills chimes the hour.

Andrew Jackson

The Battle of New Orleans engendered a sense of nationalism among Americans–after all, the fledgling nation had now beaten back the British empire twice in 30 years, first during the American Revolution and then in the War of 1812. Pride over the victory effectively ended the growing pains of political divisiveness that had plagued the United States at the beginning of the war. Winning the Battle of New Orleans not only helped the United States maintain its newly won independence and increased patriotic sentiment, it turned Jackson into a national hero and paved the way for his ascent to the presidency in 1828. 

Around Jackson Square.

Typical courtyard in NOLA

View of Balcony's.

Typical architecture.

Lots of renovations going on here in NOLA.

Happy Segway Tourists. What fun we had.

Segway to Armstrong Marketplace.

Pontchartrain Landing RV Park, New Orleans

Today we drove around 280 miles to New Orleans. There was a lot of rain on the roads today and it is rainy here. We hope the weather improves. The campground is nice with lots of amenities, plus a shuttle into town. Hope the weather allows us to go to the French Quarter tomorrow. 

Our slot for the next two nights right near the water.

Ajax Country Livin RV Park Marthaville, Louisiana

Had a short days drive for about 2-3 hours to a small quaint campground nestled in the hills of Louisiana near Shreveport. The owners live on the land here and have a small campground of around 30 slots. It is peaceful with a lake and very country. Under $20 with Passport America. Very nice place, just hot this time of year. We are getting acclimated to the humidity again. We are headed to New Orleans tomorrow to stay for a few days depending on the heat and weather. Hope to take in some sights there.

Right by this peaceful lake.

Nice spot for the night with shade and picnic table.

Ahh, so peaceful and close to highway without noise. The Best.

Texarkana RV Park

Drove about 6 hours to Texarkana. North Texas is rolling green hills with horse and cattle farms. Quite pretty. Very hot and humid here in Texarkana. Elwin went to put gas in our motor home this morning and the cap fell apart. He put it together the best he could, till we arrived here in Texarkana. A local auto parts store had it. It took two stores (Auto Zone, and  O'Reilly's), but we finally found a fit. Yeah!

Our gravel pad for the night. Tight quarters but full-hook-up for under $20.

Yes Cinderella, it fits.

Happy gas tank got new cover.

Wichita Falls RV Park

Drove to Wichita Falls today. The weather is hot at 94 degrees and quite windy at times. You feel it more with the Motor Home than a car. Got here early enough to do a Walmart run. The park here is nice with a muddy river bank. Lots of green grass and trees; a welcome site to us after a month of desert and rocks.

Our green spot next to muddy river below.

Muddy River.

Muddy Lake with wild geese.

Oasis RV Resort Amarillo, Texas

Finally in Texas. Very windy here. Found a great Resort with a fantastic hot tub and pool. Everything is new and paved. No dirty feet. Yeah! We are downwind of a cattle ranch, so this campground is scented. Changed time again today. Now on Central time.

Oops. The bathrooms here are tornado shelters. Yikes.

Elwin taking care of essentials.

Our home for the night. 

Enchanted Trails Albuquerque, NM

Drove from Gallup to Albuquerque today. Short trip to get us lined up for distances and campgrounds for the next few days, as we are heading home. Will have to come back again and do the X-treme Balloon ride in Gallup. We are staying at the Enchanted Trails campground which we stayed at in 2012. Not much has changed. It is hot here at 95 degrees, but dry with a breeze.

Our site for the night.

Nice office

Nice view of the Sandia mountains.

Gallup New Mexico Cultural Museum

Today we spoiled ourselves and had an authentic Mexican breakfast at Jerry's Restaurant here in Gallup. Trip Advisor said it was a very good local restaurant. Boy were they right. The place was packed with locals and the food was awesome with great service. We then ambled around town shopping at all the trading posts for authentic Indian pottery and stuff. We might stay one more night if we can get a place on the Xtreme-Lee Hot Air Balloon trip. It is supposed to be fabulous taking you over all the desert formations here. I really enjoyed the Hot Air Balloon years ago, this one sounds even better. We will have to do the Balloon next time we are this way. The internet is slow here, but much better than Page, AZ. So today I am also posting all the previous excursions.

Coal miner's equipment from early 1900's here in Gallup.

Navajo statue in front of Gallup Cultural Center

USA RV Park, Gallup, NM

Traveled 290 miles from Page, Az to Gallup, NM. Ended up in a nice park with great amenities and friendly people. We hope to stay a day or two to catch the sites.

Our gravel site for tonight. Nice pull-through site.

North Rim Grand Canyon, Marble Canyon and the Vermillion Cliffs

Today we traveled 250 plus miles round trip to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Along the way we saw Marble Canyon and the Vermillion Cliffs by car. Beautiful country. It is all rocks, but they all have a difference in colors and shapes. The north rim of the Grand Canyon is not nearly as spectacular as the south rim. The drive there was long, but made the trip worthwhile.

Vermillion Cliffs along the road to Grand Canyon North Rim

Marble Canyon

Vermillion Cliffs overlook.

Vermillion Cliffs

Vermillion Cliffs

Vermillion Cliffs

Entrance to North Rim Grand Canyon

Very forested up here. Smells of pine and crisp air.

Walkway to Bright Angel Point

Bright Angel point

Bright Angel Point

North Rim Grand Canyon

Landscape exiting the mountain from the North Rim