Day 11 - Key West (to Miami) to Fort Pierce We started the day very early. We had to drive to Miamibfor our redevouz with the Toyota Mechanics without using the AC. We were not sure how long it was going to take, and it gets very hot in the Keys. On our way out of the Keys we made a couple of stops. The first was at Anne's Beach, dedicated to a local environmentalist who worked for many years in the Keys. The second stop was for Tony at Anthony's Ladies Apparel. A fine establishment with many good articles. We made it to Miami without suffering too much from the lack of air conditioning. We unhooked the trailer in the Toyota parking lot and wiated for the diagnostic. 90 minutes later we found out we ... read more

Day 9 - Winter Haven to Key West Aunt Leonda fixed a great southern breakfast and Anne's cousins Carey, Alyssa, and their son Graham came over to visit as well. Uncle Bob and Tony took a look some odd tire wear on the trailer and discovered that the bearings needed to be re-packed and the trailer needed new tires. Fortunatly, Uncle Bob is an expert and taught Tony how to take care of everything. This meant Anne got a little longer to chat and Michelle got to spend time with Graham. After some hard work and a few hours we were finally on the road. Everyone was really excited to be somewhere they had never been before. The drive through south Florida was very scenic. The views from the Florida Key Causeway were fantastic. Was saw ... read more

Day 7 - Broussard to Bonifay We were up early with Uncle Chris and Aunt Debbie (they had to go back to work :) ). Staying with others makes it easy to get the trailer hooked up and on the road. We stopped at Mel's Diner to have breakfast where our waitress, Larissa, was very friendly. We are enjoying talking with others about our trip and Larissa was impressed with our journey so far. After a breakfast of eggs, grits, biscuits, and pancakes we started the long trip to Bonifay. We passed through Mississippi and Alabama before crossing into Florida. We'll be able to put three more stickers on after today. Our route took us over the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. The bridge is over 18 miles long and goes through some beautiful areas. We also passed ... read more

Day 5 - Kerville to Houston We were back to our early morning routine today. It's funny how many friends from High School Anne and Tony have spread out through our trip. Today we drove up to Willis, TX to have lunch and visit with Anne's friend Kat. Kat and her husband, Brian, have recently downsized to trailer living and are loving it. We ate lunch at a great Mongolian BBQ restaurant and had a chance to catch-up. After lunch we headed into Houston to our camping spot for the night. We were in Houston to visit Tony's Aunt, Uncle, cousins and Grandmother. Since there were not any KOAs or other RV parks anywhere nearby we checked into a Courtyard by Marriot. It was in a business district of Houston so there were not too many ... read more

Day 3 - Albuquerque to Fort Stockton We said goodbye to Albuquerque early this morning and headed east on the last bit of Route 66 for our trip. From there we were in all new territory. Our first stop was Roswell, NM. We also encountered our first trailer problem of the trip. We've always had a bit of difficulty with the tent end latch and this time it broke beyond a quick fix. Tony was able to jury-rig some straps after a bit of struggle and we were on our way once more. Our trip put us in Roswell just in time for their annual UFO Festival. We stopped for lunch and took a tour of the main street festivities. We saw many vendors with alien themed goods as well as other participants adding to the ... read more