Seville Inn & Suites Pensacola

Pensacola... the show was good, the hotel was horrible.

For the record, Pensacola does not count as Florida. The panhandle is not Florida. I know Florida. Pensacola is Alabama light.

I couldn't even find a Publix nearby!

On to New Orleans!!!!!

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De camino hacia New Orleans, paramos a visitar dos Parques Nacionales, el Big Lagoon, uno de los mejores parques en la costa de los USA, y el Tarkiln Bayou Park, caracterizado por las raras especies de plantas como algunas carnivoras.

On the way to New Orleans, we stopped to visit two national parks, Big Lagoon, one of the best parks on the coast of the USA, and Tarkiln Bayou Park, featuring the rare species of plants and some carnivores.

... roasted red peppers and artichoke hearts and mozzarella cheese. Delicious! And for the main course mushroom and chicken pasta. Mhm....slept in a bed and it was wonderful. Torrential downpour the next morning. But clear skies after that on our way to Louisiana!!!

not good news to report today. I left pensacola FL this morning bound for Miami. Fate had another plan in store...5 or six miles east on I-10 traffic stopped cold. Uuugh...i hate that. Stop and go traffic and no lane splitting makes me cranky. Each time i have to stop theres a high chance of me losing my balance and falling over. The next thing that happened was the state troopers directed everyone off at SR 90, which parallels I-10 but goes thru the little towns and has ...

... rounding the top of hill after hill and there was NOTHING. This is HILL COUNTRY, people! Finally, I made it to Ozona TX and was able to fill up...now i know i can go more than 260 miles on one tank if I have to.

It was a long day of interstate riding; i got on at Fort Stockton TX and went all the way past the Astrodome. Its HUGE. When i got to my aunt and uncles, she insisted that I park my bike in their barn instead of the ...

... calmness made it feel like being in a swimming pool....one with water that is perfect to live in. We actually spent more time in the water than out of it as it was so moderate in temperature. We bought li-lo’s and just floated about in the water sun-tanning for ages. Absolute perfection.

Our motel was called the Paradise Inn. The main beach was across the road from it and the other beach, on the other side of the island was in its back yard. The "yard" was ...

Well, this is where we called home until the economy crashed and took my business with it. But that gave us an opportunity and impetus to seek broader learning in Saigon. Of all the places we've lived this is at the top. On the bay, with a yard, dog....the American dream. Quiet town living, safety, low cost of living, only the occasional hurricane. It is a good place. We miss our friends and will return.

... I was still pretty exhausted and didn't have my head in the game the way I should have. I am sure that I will learn to stay closer to my camera in future ventures so I don't lose the memories of what makes all this travel so great.

... what happened: " Note the bow of the ship was OVER the pier. I think it was on 6/4/2003!!!!! He lost power coming in the ship channel. It took 3 tugs to come to his rescue... note the puffs of black smoke. You can see how far they pushed him back and where he started putting LOTS of really BIG chain out. It was during our 2 pm siesta (nap) time LOL... all I heard was 5 LOUD BLASTS and ...

Wow! We are almost ready to start our trip across the World to Australia. Traveling for 19 days with many new friends and learning many personalities about each individual. I look forward to this experience and trying to keep up with the day adventures.