Continental Inn Carlsbad
3820 National Parks Highway Carlsbad, New Mexico, 88220, United States
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Journey to the center of the earth
We got an early start from Abilene, and headed west on I-20. Passing through Midland and Odessa, there were a number of billboards along the way that referred to the west Texas area as "the big country"--buy your truck at the Big Country's Chevrolet, eat at the Big Country's best bbq, etc. It's true, everything is big out here. The sky is huge, …
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Some of the Caverns were familiar
... that I want to use so it doesn't spoil. I made some triple layer brownies for Brandon and my very favorite zucchini muffins that turned out perfect. The recipe has 3 cups of zucchini for 12 muffins so they are very moist and chewy. I used my own canned applesauce instead of the oil and added craisins, walnuts and oatmeal to make them extra tasty. They will be my treat for the next 12 days!
In the evening we played cards and ...
Carlsbad - a great place to retire!
... of Desperate Housewives, as we found some free internet. Then it was off to bed, tucking underneath our lovely blanket and duvet, while surrounded by changing trucks outside.
8th Nov.
Up at 7am. Used the facilities at Walmart and then drove back to Carlsbad Caverns to have breakfast in their carpark while we waited for them to open. At 8.30am we strolled inside, got our tickets (another one covered by our ...
No Turning Back!
... storms and a sunset that has yet to be beat. I hope it doesn't get old; that would wear my nerves down. I'm not sure how long the drive took, maybe 11 hours with a slight detour in San Antonio. I really loved the 80 mph speed limits, no need to worry about getting pulled over by the several State Troopers sitting on the side, I even followed one speeding Trooper for about 30 miles or so...? Along the way, several ...
A great day for caving
... half it was stick full of cave eye candy with everything you want in a cave and nothing boring. Hard to describe here so just check out the photos and videos. Today was just some of the best caving experiences I have ever had. Total all the caves I have been too and they don’t equal what I have seen today. After this awesome last tour we went back up the elevator and drove back home. However, this time we took the back road which is ...



