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San Miguel de Socorro

Hubby is great at finding side trips that he knows Kiddo and I would enjoy. On our return home, we spent one night in Socorro, New Mexico. It’s a tiny little community of less than 10,000 people in the Rio Grande Valley. Yet this tiny place is filled with interesting history.

Roswell New Mexico

In 1865 a not so bright group of settlers from Missouri established their settlement about 15 miles southwest of what today is Roswell, New Mexico. Unfortunately, they were forced to abandon the site because it lacked water. Yeah, that’s important.

Views out the Window

Fifteen Days on the road. This stretch will take us from San Angelo Texas to Roswell New Mexico. Texas seems a land filled with contradictions.

San Antonio’s Market Square

A short 7-mile drive west from the Alamo is another famous San Antonio attraction. It has gone by different names over the years since its inception in 1938. Today locals and tourists alike simply call it Market Square.

San Antonio’s Alamo

No visit to Texas can be complete without a visit to the Alamo. When I told my Dad we planned to visit the Alamo, he warned me that I might be disappointed.

From Winnie to San Antonio

Here it is day 14 of our insane road trip. It was over 2,500 miles just to reach our destination – Tennessee. Hubby estimated that we put on another 1,000 miles or so exploring Tennessee. Wanting to avoid retracing our journey out, the return trip took us 500 miles deeper into the south.

Skirting the Bayou while Chasing Storms

As we left New Orleans in the rearview mirror, we could not help but to remark as to what an amazing day this had been on the road.

Louisiana’s French Quarters

Have you ever had one of those places that you hold near and dear to your heart despite the fact that you had never been there? Rome is one of those places for me – or more precise, the Vatican. As a Catholic, my reasons should be as obvious as the nose on my face.

Gulfport, Mississippi

On the morning of the 13th day on the road, we packed up the car for what truly felt like the 100th time, and hit the road. We were on the return route home.

Birmingham’s Botanical Gardens

A city of any significant size is able to boast about a good many things – upscale restaurants, zoos, perhaps a planetarium, art galleries, museums and a Botanical Garden.

A Pilgrimage in Alabama

From a purely Catholic perspective, there were so many places I wanted to visit while in Alabama. Tops on my bucket list would have taken more than a day. Time we did not have.

Farewell Tennessee, Howdy Alabama

Our time in Tennessee went by too quickly. And yet it was time well spent. We got to sample a hot sweltering summer in the south – and survived. We met the most amazingly friendly people. We felt as though we were leaving home behind.

The Appalachia People of Tennessee

The town of Clinton became our home-away-from-home during our Tennessee stay. It’s considered part of the Knoxville Metropolitan area, although very much apart from Knoxville. Having a home-base in a part of the state we hope to one day call home was convenient.

Oak Ridge Tennessee Then and Now

Most of us have heard the jokes about the South – there is a Baptist Church on every corner, at least one Dollar General Store in every town, no matter how small, and a Waffle House open 24-hours a day. Turns out, these aren’t stero types but the reality of the south. In a good way.

A Day in Chattanooga

The infamous Look Out Point high above the Tennessee River was not the sort of Civil War Battlefield I had expected. Nor was I able to appreciate the view of seven states from this spot.

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