October 26, 2009 Today was an interesting day. We set out early; we had a long way to go to get to New Orleans. When we left Galveston we drove a bit and then took a ferry that eliminated many miles on the road to the Big Easy! I hate ferry rides but this one was delightful. There were dolphins cavorting in the water, the sun was shining and it was …short! (and the sea did not roll so that Donna did not “you know what”! )When we landed on the other side, we drove right off the barge…it was quick and easy. We began our drive and the weather changed dramatically…it started to storm…and wow, it was unbelievable. “Tell me what to do if there’s a tornado” I say to Bill. It was very dark ... read more

October 24, 2009 Today we went into San Antonio to see the Alamo and do the “river walk”. The Alamo was packed! Today was Founders Day so there were many booths set up with different civic organizations giving out information about the history etc. The only problem was that it really detracted from the Alamo itself. After walking around for a bit, we started out for the River Walk. You actually leave the street level and descend onto the walk. It has a lot of stores and restaurants and a very narrow river. The river looked filthy…I don’t actually know if it was...Still fun to see. It appeared that the Air Force boot camp was graduating… they were everywhere and they looked to be about 6 years old! Donna, John and I ate lunch there, quite ... read more

October 22, 2009 “The truth is out there”… what a day we’ve had. We began it with a tour of the UFO museum and research center…really! It was fantastic!!! It gave the whole story of Roswell, what happened, who lied, and who covered it up! They had letters and sworn affidavits, pictures, movies. You could not leave this place without realizing “The truth is out there”! From Roswell we headed to Carlsbad Caverns New Mexico…wow. I have never seen anything like it in my life…and probably never will. Visitors get in an elevator and descend 750 feet into caverns. I know the pictures won’t do it justice…there were huge caverns or “rooms” the size of cathedrals. There was every size and shape stalactite and stalagmite (Bill told me those words!). We all thought it looked like ... read more

October 20, 2009 Some parts of this trip have come as complete surprises…today we experienced this again! When we left Sedona this morning, we were headed for the Meteor Crater which was a few miles east of a town named Two Gun…just after Two Arrows…really! Anyway most of us thought this was going to be a small outpost with not a lot there except maybe some sci-fi nuts! What we actually found was this beautiful spot in the desert with a large complex surrounding an actual crater in the earth caused by a meteor over 50,000 years ago…it was fascinating!! There was a great speaker and movie and then a walk up onto the crater edge. It was interesting and fun and way more than we expected. We left there and headed on toward Gallup. ... read more

October 18, 2009 Today John dropped Bill off at The Canyon…that’s what you call it if you’re visiting and you’re really cool…The Canyon…”Meet you at the Canyon”…”We were just over at the Canyon”…”Don’t fall in The Canyon”… Bill spent the morning exploring while the rest of us slept in. John and I went to the National Geographic Visitor Center and watched the IMAX film of The Canyon…it was really incredible! Donna waited for us in the center because those types of films make her head crazy. Afterwards we picked up sandwiches and set off to meet Bill. He had his telescope set up on the rim… (again if you’re cool) and we could see the lodge on the North rim…amazing. We had decided before hand to “dine” on the porch of El Tovar, one of ... read more