After 10 very long days of driving we finally made it to paradise/Texas. We learned 2 important lessons on our first long trek. One is do not drive over 8000 ft. mountain ranges and the second is make your children go to the restroom when you stop for gas (even if they say they don't have to go) or you will be making an emergency stop on the side of the freeway 5 miles down the road. It was an awesome drive all in all and we had a great time. Our first stop was in Vegas where we ate some incredibly delicious ice cream on the strip and watched the fountains of the Bellagio with the kids. We even saw Darth Vader but no amount of bribery would convince the kids to get their picture taken with him. We stopped in an awesome park near Phoenix called Pleasant Harbor to visit an old dear friend of Jenny's which she hasn't seen in quite a while. After Phoenix we made our way through New Mexico where we stayed for one night at Tom's RV park in Sorocco, NM, which we will not be recommending to ANYONE. We saw aliens in Roswell and went deep into the earth at Carlsbad Caverns (if you haven;t been here put it on the list). And finally we rolled into Corpus Cristie last night after a couple of days in San Antonio for a well needed rest. The Spanish Missions are worth noting and are very neat places if you are ever in the area. We are meeting Grandpa later this afternoon and I am taking vacation all of next week to meet some of my great uncles and aunts. Sorry I haven't posted more during the drive but it was pretty much non-stop driving, sightseeing and sleeping. |
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November 2014
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