Our last day on the road has started as we leave Winnie, Texas just west of Beaumont.  We head to the Louisiana border.  Cajun country has arrived; no Katrina can whisk away the tasty cuisine of this

I have driven across the country 7 times (this time makes 8) and each time, I try to change my attitude about Texas.  Inevitably, something happens to thwart me.  Texas is such a wide state that it is

The much anticipated Carlsbad caverns are sidetracked for an hour by a misunderstanding of who was playing the role of designated navigator.  Could it be Denise?, with her face planted in her laptop,

This morning, we leave Sante Fe for Carlsbad, via Highway 285, but not after considerable dawdling.  Waking up late seemed to be the norm, as we continue to try to recover from weeks of exhaustion.  A

This morning, we wisely decide that further shopping is entirely unnecessary (and dangerous for our tenuous financial stability).  Instead, we trek out into the woods with our furry friends along with