Blogs from United States, North America - page 5521

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The bar-fenced Texas ranches of sharp defoliated bushes along I-10 enclose lethargic cattle grazing on dry vegetation. Little changes on the horizon to keep the mind occupied on any highway in East Texas. The broad plots of land are replaced first by oboe-like towers of petroleum refineries in the Houston area. On the far side of the Sabine River, swamps and canals welcome motorists far more appropriately than even the signpost that reads Bienvenue en Louisiane. Vermilion Parish lacks color and is flat, dry, and shapeless in late December. The heat is unimaginable in the summer, they say. With the exception of piles of sand and construction stones outside a construction firm, the nearest natural hill is over one hundred miles away. My father told me the highway through Louisiana was uneventful; I was glad to ... read more

This journal is a compilation of our experiences as we traveled through the beautiful states of Arizona and New Mexico. I haven't been to Europe yet, but have been told that Europe's far more beautiful than US. Could be, 'coz after having been to numerous places in the US and having seen all that has been made by man, sure Europe may be better . But it's hard for me to digest that anything could be more wonderful than what we've seen of nature in the untouched lands of Arizona. Euro-trip's next on our list, and I certainly hope I am proved wrong. This week long trip was easily one of the most exciting things we've done. And for first time road trippers we didn't do too badly, covering all that we had planned to. Had ... read more

Merry Christmas to my loyal followers. Dave and I are back in the good old USA for the holidays. We been running ourselves ragged visiting some friends and family and liquidating assets. We plan to keep sailing for a few more years. I've been paying over $2500/year in storage which is ridiculous and If I keep it in there a few more years, I could just buy all new stuff! From the minute I got to my parents house up in Sonoma, I had posted furniture and other high dollar items on craigslist. I can't tell you how awesome that site is. I also had to have a garage sale. Not much fun but very successful. In fact we were so busy first thing in the morning that a few things got stolen. We couldn't possibly ... read more

In preparation for tomorrow's feast, and because I'm a terrible cook, I made a batch of stuffing today as a trial run. It wasn't too bad, the texture and consistency were OK, but I must have added too much salt, as it made me want to vomit as soon as I put it in my mouth. Good job I did the trial run. Dan didn't have to work, so we spent the morning and afternoon buying last minute bits and wrapping presents, before heading over to Chris' place where we were spending the night. I had my festive Christmas tree shaped hat on, which made me feel happy if no one else, and we set to work preparing some of the food for the next day. At around this point, I got a phone call from ... read more