Vanessa Fennell

What a fun day! After leaving the ghostly city of Lordsburg we drove a little bit 'till kartchner Caverns State Park (http://azstateparks.com/Parks/KACA/) and we went to see inside the caverns, stalactites, stalagmites, soda straw etc etc... very nice. There were 3 caves inside the cavern and each one has different shapes and colors. Very warm and humid. All those cones were amazing. The kids loved it. The mountains are just beautiful. After quick lunch, we drove off to I-10 and that was very scary. The wind was really strong and there was a big dust storm ahead of us. We heard in the radio that some highways were closed because of the storm and accidents with 4 fatalities. Well, Terry wasn't comfortable at all and we decided to get a side road which took us to ... read more

Another day of driving. The wind was very strong and it slowed us down a bit. After Kerrville the mountains started showing up and we were pretty much in the middle of nowhere. Long farms, a house every 4 or 5 acres, lots of ruins. Lots of up and down. The speed limit is 80 mph and we were going 55 mph average.Terry's phone doesn't have any signal.. (maybe he will have some signal when we get to El Paso tomorrow morning). So, just to be in the safe side, we stopped our trip a little earlier than the other days, just in case if something happens to the car we will be in the middle of nowhere on day light ( by the way, my phone and internet have perfect signal!). You know when you ... read more

Yestarday night we drove through a big storm. Lots of rain and wind. Today once again we woke up late and we went for a walk in the French Quarter of New Orleans. We met cousin Billy at the Superdome's truck parking lot and we talked about our route through Texas. We saw lots of damaged buildings, abandoned houses and ugly areas. But also, we saw a lot of fun stuff. The streets of the french quarter are full of music and art. Very neat houses and architecture. We wished we could have stayed longer. +/- 30 miles out of New Orleans at a very busy area of I-10 the left back tire blew out. Oh goodness!!!! Call the police. Call the AAA. The police came to help Terry. All done! Call AAA and cancel the ... read more

We woke up with the neighbor on the window... She made a delicious breakfast for us and fed my kids... thank you neighbor! We tided up all the loosy ends in the house and we went to the other Fennell's house to do some work in the trailer and say good bye once again. After couple hours, we were finally good to go. Lots of kisses and hugs, and more kisses and hugs and lots of tears and so long Jacksonville Beach. Our final destination for today is Pensacola-FL. We arrived in Pensacola late night and we slept in some cheap hotel. Nos acordamos com a vizinha na janela... Ela preparou um cafe da manha delicioso pra gente e alimentou meus filhos... Obrigada vizinha! Fizemos mais uma busca na casa pra ver se estava tudo em ... read more

We were all day packing up more stuff and filling up the trailer. Wanda came to help us and the neighbor took care of my kids once again... We said good bye to lots of people, we cried but we didn't go anywhere. We still have lots of packing to do. But tomorrow is the day... Passamos o dia inteiro empacotando e enchendo o trailer com os nossos bagulhos. Wanda veio nos ajudar e a vizinha cuidou dos meus filhos mais uma vez...Dissemos tchau para varias pessoa, choramos mas nao fomos para lugar algum. Nos ainda temos muito empacotamento pra terminar. Mas amanha sera o dia....... read more