Category: Travel

O give me a home where the buffalo roam,And the deer and the antelope play.Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,And the skies are not cloudy all day. Well, seems like we found it.  We set out this morning in search of animals – not the human kind.  We were also tired have human-constructed attractions, … Read More “Where the Deer and the Antelope Play” »

I didn’t go into much detail about yesterday’s trek.  The view from the interstate doesn’t change much as long as the land is flat.  McDonald’s, outlet malls, and service stations all look the same, regardless of the state.  I’m re-reading William Least Heat Moon’s Blue Highways.  On old maps, minor roads were shown as blue.  … Read More “West, then North” »

It was hot and humid in Greenville, and we were anxious to get somewhere cooler.  After a brief moment of panic, first last night, then today, we found that our array of toys and travel goodies actually did fit into the car.  So, at 7:25 AM, we said goodby to the cats, loaded up with … Read More “West by Northwest” »

We started by staging.  With the roof down, we have room for one large and one small suitcase under the roof storage area, and plenty of space for laptop, cameras, and souveniers.  On the back seat will be the cooler, and eventually the china.  After satisfying ourselves that everything would fit, we decided that it … Read More “Travel Preparations II” »

“You can play the ABC game only so much before you go cazy”, so Laura informs me as we make our preparations. This means finding something else to do on the long drive across flat country. We have CDs and XM radio to keep us entertained. We’ll check books-on-tape out of the library (once we … Read More “Travel Preparations I” »

It all starts with China – dishes, not the place.  Laura’s mom has given her some china that had belonged to her grandmother,and rather than ship the dishes, we decided to drive out and get them.  Her mom lives on an Island in the Puget Sound about two hours north of Seattle, so this is … Read More “Why and Where” »

The weather has been fantastic, so Laura and I decided that after she got home from work Thursday, we would head down to Beidler Forest. We headed out around 5:30 PM, and found a cheap place to stay in St. George – right in the middle of nowhere, but close to the swamp. The next … Read More “Quick Trip to Francis Beidler Forest” »

Well, I’m sitting again.  This time on the flight back to Atlanta.  There were more sales pitches this morning, then they hustled us out the door with lunch in a bag to head to the airport. Seems like everything is delayed into and out of Atlanta.  Ginger and I were able to get booked onto … Read More “” »

I’m at 30,000 feet somewhere over Alabama, on my way to Houston, Texas.  Hewlett-Packard is sending me and Ginger Waters to a conference at their expense.  It’s a shame they couldn’t back this up a couple of days and included a couple of tickets to a football game cum strip show.  At least we’re staying … Read More “” »

A surprisingly good breakfast for a Hampton Inn, and then we were off.  We stopped by a garden googah place just outside of Georgetown, and found a wonderful selection of yard art.  We just couldn’t leave without a concrete heron.  Go figure. We headed inland from Georgetown toward Sumter, across some of the most desolate … Read More “” »