Slowing Down

Our campsite at Key Largo

On the road again

Hello to everyone. We are back at the Key Largo Library and sending a post before we head further down the Keys where we may not be able to get service. Florida has had a dry season like Calif. and fires are burning in South Florida. We are sad for the loss for these people. Some of the smoke has drifted a bit down here to the Keys but the temp is in the 80's and the water is warm too so we have nothing to complain about. The people are very kind and friendly...everyone is living at a much slower pace that allows for time to chat. It seems worlds away from the busy life we all have. We are enjoying the change and rest while it lasts but you can see by the photo that Tom is suffering from shell shock!

Gators and more

A beach of solid seashells, not sand...amazing!

A ten footer about ten feet away...Yikes!

We are sitting outside the Key Largo Library using their free Internet and trying to send photos to the Blog. Not all the photos came through yesterday so we will try again. It has been a fun filled day with a super fast ride air boat through the Everglades National Park. We saw manatees, wild hogs, raccoons and many gators, from 10 footers to tiny babies. Check out the beach on Captiva Island with millions of seashells...nice!!!!!!

Rockin' and Rollin' Down the Highway

Miss Dillie navigates us over the mighty Mississippi River

ZZ Top, Steppenwolf, Steve Miller Band, the Stones and many more have kept us rockin' down the highway, but God kept us rollin'. Thank you Lord! A bomber stereo and great snacks kept the driver happy as we drove through five states and covered 1200 miles since San Antonio. Miss Dillie was a great help as navigator. We have given up our quest for the best BBQ in exchange for more of the excellent fresh catfish and shrimp we enjoyed in Mississippi. We are currently at Fort Myers on the west coast of Florida and plan to switch into cruise gear looking for quiet beaches, seashells and more good seafood. Thanks for leaving comments, it's great to hear from you and helps us feel connected to home.

Three Hours in San Antonio

Howdy, wish ya'll could join us for lunch at the the River Walk in San Antonio.

The infamous Miss Dillie of Dillards, San Antonio

Texas is beautiful and green! We heard they got the rain we didn't get in California this year. Today we took a field trip to the Alamo and the Riverwalk area. We saw some cool history stuff, met some nice people and picked up a hitch- hiker we have named Miss Dillie. She doesn't say much but keeps us entertained as she rides up on the dashboard.

Texas Ain't So Flat

Howdy!

We have started our journey through Texas and you know it ain't so flat after all. The Guadalupe Mountain Range is 8000 ft. The good thing about being so high is we will get better mileage going down hill.

See ya'all next time at the Alamo.

Silver City, New Mexico

Sunny skies, huge wide open spaces, friendly people and the birth place of Lorraine, that is what we found in the high desert mountain town of Silver City, New Mexico. It had been over 50 years since Lorraine had been there but we were able to find the little rural street where her family had lived.

We started the day by worshipping our Lord with other believers at the local Calvary Chapel. How neat to immediately feel like family because we are all brothers and sisters in Christ. As we sang familiar worship songs together, it was overwhelming to think that every where across the globe people were in unison worshipping God....what praise and honor he is worthy of !!!!!

As we drove across the picturesque countryside on our way to Carlsbad Caverns, we agree that New Mexico truly is the Land of Enchantment.