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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...
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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...
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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! ...
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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...
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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...
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Stop #27 – Crystal Beach, TX

Stop #27 – Crystal Beach, TX

by | May 8, 2018 | ,

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...

Stop #26 – NOLA

Stop #26 – NOLA

by | Apr 11, 2018 | ,

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 Ron's...

Another Birthday Boy!

Another Birthday Boy!

by | Mar 16, 2018 |

November 4th was Finn's birthday!  (Yes, I know I am SO behind on this travel log, I'm working on it!)  He turned eleven, which is just unfathomable to me.  He was so little, like, yesterday! So as I've mentioned before, we have had to scale back on birthday gifts...

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