Border Patrol
Sheri was craving a Diet Coke and Eric wanted a beer so we drove 5 miles to the Lukeville Gasmart, also known as Gringo Pass. While cars lined up to enter Mexico, we got $15 of $4.39 gas, beverages other
Monumental Experiences
In case you’re worried about us, don’t be! We’re pushing comfort boundaries for sure but all is good and safe. There are plenty of hotels and private campgrounds to fall back on if it gets really tough. Until then we
No Vacancy in the Sonoran
Tucson arrived 8 hours later like an old friend. We knew this town. Tucson is the legit west … cacti and desert. Passing up the known for the new, we ignored the security of Davis Monthan Air Force Base and
West Texas
West Texas can kick your butt. Last year Big Bend National Park turned up the heat on our visit and the temperatures hit triple digit highs. Same month a year later and the Permian Basin is still in the grip
Bienvenue
It takes a long time to get out of Florida; especially as you get older. Most AARP members never do get out. Our escape attempt began at 7 am in a packed-to-the-bedrails F250 and ended 700 miles later in Hammond,
No Fleein’ Ian
While we were hot and bored in Key West, Jamaica was whipping up a little mischief down in the Caribbean. The local buzz at the pickelball courts was that Key West was in the path of a brewing storm. That
Free West
What is not to like about Key West? It has everything that you could possibly want in a vacation get-away. You can jet ski and snorkel in the crystal clear water. You can party on Duvall Street at one of
Key West OG
Poll: Who’s the Key West OG? Hemingway or Buffett? While they both might be drunks, one was a bully, bragger and myth-monger, writing punishing stories of hardship and death while the other embraced outcasts, writing songs you know by heart
Keys Please
The Florida Keys sweep lazily south from Miami out into the sparkling turquoise waters that separate the Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico. Rumor has it that the continental United States is all rules and regulations from east to west
Sweatshop, Swamp and Southernmost Salvation
Florida is in still in full swing sweatshop season where the thick humidity suffocates the skin and creates a daily downpour that makes even the ants want to relocate. After a month of traveling north and west, the past week