Holiday Inn Express Suites West I 10 Pensacola

New Orleans - Pensacola Today was a reasonably short drive from New Orleans to Pensacola, Florida. Our only stop along the way was at Mobile, Alabama. Home to the USS Alabama along with other war memorabilia, we had a short visit before continuing on our way. We arrived at Pensacola beach shortly before lunchtime and everyone was keen to hit the white sandy shores of the gulf coast. The weather was pretty rubbish but that ...

... direction. But we stayed the course and eventually found the place. We decided that the theme song of our trip so far should be "Faith" by George Michael, because when we have started to doubt our directions, we usually find the right way if we just keep going. Carlsbad Caverns were, in a word, magnificent. It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. We walked down 750 feet underground until we got to the "Big ...

... secondaires, la 281 et enfin l'autoroute avant d'arriver et de contourner San Antonio, toute une ville. Lorsque passé San Antonio nous sommes vite arrivé en zones désertiques, des kilometres et des kilometres sans rien d'autre que de la végétation, j'aurais bien aimé arrêter dans un Wal Mart pour la nuit mais entre San Antonio et El Paso il n'y en a aucun donc environ 1000 sans pratiquement rien, même trouver de l'essence est pas évident sur la 10 ...

... till this morning that we realized that we were camping on a river and were parked in a very nice campground. Very picturesque, with canoe and kayak rentals available for use on the river. So if we ever come back this way and feel like spending some time in the middle of stinkin' nowhere, this would be a great option. Apparently there are caves ...

I continued the marathon of driving today as I motored on for a second straight day. I croseed the Mississippi River and drove through Houston and San Antonio before finally settling down for the night in Junction, Texas. This place reminded me of Garth Brooks' song "Nobody Gets Off in this Town".

... sunny blue skies - how good is this? We've decided not to go to New Orleans >> everyone we ask says it's kinda dangerous outside of the six block French Quarter and having read "The Vanities of Bonfires" (go read it) we know what it's like if you get lost.......it's wierd to think that part of USA is now no better than Johansburg. Anyway soon we'll be north of New Orleans on the Mississipi heading for Tom Sawyer territory. Can't wait.

After having to change my plans due to Brenda bailing on me in N.O. (it's okay - I understand), I wound up in Austin to meet up with Matt H. and visit Lisa V. I was supposed to go to San Antonio (sorry Sandy) but it seems the change of plans was fortuitous as the night before I was supposed to be there, there was horrendous flooding - well it made national news anyway.

... last section, I rode straight to the truck and up the ramp and into the bed of the truck. I knew I was tired, but didn't know just how hot and tired I would feel after getting off the bike. I had taken in plenty of water during the event, but I was not feeling right. I probably should have taken right off, but I hung around until the scores were added up. I was the middle of the afternoon now and traffic was pretty bad going back to Austin. The only good part was that ...

... life, but for kids, tours of the State Capital do not go over big. We took a few mile walk through the cities neighborhoods, saw the Governors Mansion (where Dubya slept), visited the West End with its shops and restaurants and then beat a hasty retreat for room service at the hotel and early bed time. I guess the Schlitterbahn had taken its toll. May 21 (Day 21) Austin-Houston We wrapped up in Austin and made the two hour drive to Houston. We stayed in the "museum ...