by Jen Martin | May 29, 2018 | Food, Gear, Travel Log, Wildlife Encounters
Austin is one of the cities we were most looking forward to visiting on our trip. We had heard really good things, and of course it’s home to Franklin BBQ, and that had Billy really excited. We had a pretty long drive from Crystal Beach, and we added to the...
by Jen Martin | May 11, 2018 | Gear, Mis' Hap (Our Bus), Travel Log, Wildlife Encounters
Crystal Beach is on the Bolivar Peninsula, which is northeast of Galveston. We actually had to take a ferry to get there, but it was really fun, and free! You just drive onto the boat, and then you can get out if you want while it’s taking you across. The...
by Jen Martin | May 8, 2018 | Travel Log, Wildlife Encounters
We left New Orleans feeling like we had seen enough for this time around, though wanting to return one day. We wanted to make it to Austin by Thanksgiving, and Crystal Beach looked like a cute beach town at about the half way point. Plus it was near Galveston, and we...
by Jen Martin | Apr 16, 2018 | National Parks, Roadschooling, Travel Log, Wildlife Encounters
French pirate Jean Lafitte has a national historical site named after him, and we spent some time learning about him and the history of New Orleans in the French Quarter Visitor Center. On a different day, we trekked out to the Barataria Preserve. In a rare moment of...
by Jen Martin | Apr 11, 2018 | Food, Travel Log
We made it to New Orleans! Bring on the gumbo! And jambalaya! And muffaletta! And… mosquitoes. UGH yes, unfortunately the campground we stayed in was literally a swamp. But oh man, we totally ate our way through this city! Our top picks were Chef...
