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Stop #32 – Benson, AZ

Moving east, we set our sights on Tucson.  But, the drive to Tucson was a little too far for one day (we move sloooooow, remember?).  Billy has a cousin who is a pastor in the little snowbird town of Benson, AZ so we decided to stop there for Saturday night.  This was...

RUN RUN TURKEY – A Thanksgiving-themed game created by the Martin kids!

Introducing RUN RUN TURKEY!  Ellie, Finn, and Deacon have been working hard to create a game using Scratch, a coding program designed by MIT.  Together they designed and created every image you see, and used code to make everything move.  Click the green flag twice to...

Stop #31 – White Sands, NM

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! ...

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

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, "You've seen the...

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

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...
Exploring

Exploring

Since we were at Endless Caverns for the week, we got to explore quite a bit!  We had to get a battery cable fixed on the Jeep, and there was basically one repair shop in town, so the kids and I dropped it off on Wednesday and set out to explore the downtown area a...

Stop #9 – Endless Caverns, New Market, VA

Stop #9 – Endless Caverns, New Market, VA

Sunday saw us arrive at Endless Caverns, in New Market, VA.  It's a small town, just north of Harrisonburg.  It looked like a fun spot to stay for the week, and we needed a spot to break up the drive from DC to Salem/Christiansburg. It was also close enough for...

Stop #7 – Harbor View RV Park, Colonial Beach, VA

Stop #7 – Harbor View RV Park, Colonial Beach, VA

We got back from Haiti ready to hit the ground running.  Okay maybe we were more ready to catch up on some lost sleep first.  Anyway.  The first order of business was to pick up the bus from the shop in Hopewell, and fuel up. Billy was driving the bus, and I was...

Haiti

Haiti

This is not a bus-related post, but what the heck.  Billy and I lead a trip to Haiti every year.  It started in 2013 with a trip to Haiti with The Outreach Foundation, a great organization that our pastor's father is a part of.  (They connect church congregations here...

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