Hello Everyone The last two days have been very busy. Left New Orleans on Monday morning and here it is Thursday, and I am sitting in a hotel room in Albuquergue New Mexico! We drove through Texas in 3 days, stopping in San Antonio and Abilene. Visited the Alamo - I was fascinated by places such as "The Crockett Hotel" and "Crockett St." given that this was my mom's name. The actual site of the Alamo is very large and made up of several buildings that housed a mission which was attacked by the Mexicans. And I am proud to say that it was, most likely, one of our ancestors, who emerged as the "hero"! There are many artifacts from the era and the attack, including letters and other documents written by Davy Crockett. It is ... read more

Well, second day in New Orleans - There is so much to do here and so much to see, I wish we had planned to stay longer. We took a wonderful tour of the city today and saw so much, the French Quarter (which we had already walked through), 9th ward which was the area hit so hard by Katrina, went to all the levees that broke, the Garden District, a couple of old cemetaries, Sandra Bullock's house and all the houses Brad Pitt and Mike Holmes have built. Went to a couple of areas where the crocodiles hang out, but did not see one which was okay by me. The people in New Orleans are friendly, and despite all the problems, laugh a lot. The city is still vastly impacted by Katrina although you do ... read more

What a great day! After our bit of a fiasco yesterday, today was wonderful. Travelled south on the Natchez Trace Parkway. Native Americans, Kaintuck boatmen, post riders, government officials and soldiers all moved across this trail, creating a link between the Mississippi Territory and the fledgling United States. We travelled through forests, cypress swamps and farmland to meander through the rock-studded hills of Tennessee, cotton fields in Alabama, and Mississippi's marshes. And Robbie, eat your heart out, we went to Tupelo Mississippi, saw the house where Elvis was born, the church he went to etc. It was interesting. Robbie, bought you something. Took lots of pictures but cannot download them yet. Marcel, I tried very hard to get a picture of a wild turkey in flight, tried about 10 times, and so far, only got the ... read more

Hi All First day and we travelled to Sidney Ohio, just north of Dayton. Had to make a stop in Windsor and walked out up 100 dollars. Our GPS - her name is Agnes - could not find the tunnel to the U.S and we ended up going the wrong way on a road. Yes , with cars coming the other way! Tomorrow our goal is to get to somewhere near Nashville. That's it for now. Take Care. Kiss my darlings for me. ... read more