by Jen Martin | Aug 31, 2018 | Food, National Parks, Travel Log
We decided to be in San Diego for Christmas, since Carrington could easily fly into the airport there from Richmond. We thought it would be fun to then drive to Los Angeles, especially since her roommate lives there and would be home during their Christmas break! ...
by Jen Martin | Aug 23, 2018 | National Parks, Roadschooling, Travel Log
Our awesome campsite was only ten minutes from the Carlsbad Caverns NP entrance! I was a little worried that another cavern would be kind of boring, since we’d already been to Luray Caverns, Endless Caverns, and Mammoth Cave. The ranger insisted,...
by Jen Martin | Aug 17, 2018 | National Parks, Roadschooling, Travel Log, Uncategorized
We were about half an hour away from the Guadalupe Mountains NP entrance, so it was an easy drive, and we got to cross back into Texas for a hot minute! Karlee gets into her crate under the bus in the bay when we leave, plus we were gone during the day (and not...
by Jen Martin | Aug 15, 2018 | Food, National Parks, Travel Log, Wildlife Encounters
With our Walmart debacle behind us, we kept driving west. We realized that ever since Texas, we had entered the world of amazing Mexican food around every corner. It seemed like every roadside stand was five-star review worthy! I don’t know how we stumbled on...
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 | Feb 19, 2018 | National Parks, Roadschooling, Travel Log
We set sail Friday, thinking Let’s go south! There had been some cold mornings and we weren’t feeling it. We had wanted to see Mammoth Cave National Park, and it was an easy stop. We found an Army Corps campground, which was cheap, awesome, and so...
