San Antonio, Texas: Remember the Alamo!
We did not actually stay in San Antonio but rather 30 miles or so west of it, at Medina Lake set deep in Texas Hill Country. This was our first true taste of being out west. Bandera a small town nearby hails itself as “the Cowboy Capital of the World”. We were...
Austin, Texas: So many pubs, so little time
More photos from Austin >> Arriving at the road leading to McKinney Falls State Park , Sharon and I witnessed something awful. We apparently saw a pit bull kill a small dog on the side of the road in a matter of seconds. We saw a guy break them up but we really could...
Shiner, Texas: Where there’ll never be a drought.
More photos from Shiner and Columbus, TX >> We visited the Spoetzl Brewery that produces the Shiner Beer line named after the town it is headquartered in. Oddly enough the Spoetzel Brewery brews in the German Tradition of beer making because...come to find out this...
Columbus, Texas: Burrrrito!
More photos from Columbus, TX >> Okay, the first day was harsh, around 45º and rainy, we were bone cold! And yes before you say anything, we know we are whimps, we hate the cold, it sucks being cold! Note to selves: Do not attempt to cook crab bisque soup while in...
Beaumont, Texas: Caution, items may shift in flight!
More photos from Beaumont, TX>> I-10 is a mess from Baton Rouge to Beaumont, I thought for sure it was going to shake the Crusiemaster into spare parts. Somehow it made it through “The Gauntlet” in one piece. But inside was a jumbled mess. It gets amuzing when you...
Abita Springs, Louisiana: Small town, Big charm
We made it to this little southern town with no trouble. Our command center in the coach seems to be operating great (Mac MacBook Pro attached to GPS, XM radio, weather station, EVDO internet and surround sound :) We really like this town. A stereo-typical friendly...
Belmont Arts Center
Sharon and I had the opportunity to go to the Belmont Arts Center in Pensacola for a glass blowing/fundraiser event. For $20 you get a hand blown glass, we got two really cool purple ones, and all the beer you can fill it with. We were so happy to see Spaten...
Life Lessons: Do Not smoke and do NOT play with firearms
What I will remember as a very long, yet poignant day, started very early. I was the official photographer for an event titled Breathe Life not Tobacco and had to get shooting by 8:00. It was an event that was geared to teach young kids about the...
Treking for Trek
This may be a pipe dream, but Sharon recently got wind of a contest being held by Trek bicycles for a spokesmodel for their new line of gear designed for women. She has sent in a description of her and our journey. I hope they choose her as it would be an awesome...
One Shoe Diaries Pensacola Exhibition
Since we are notoriously running late for everything we do it seems, we wanted to overcome that stigma. It started out smooth in the morning. But Sharon and I had to get a few things for the show that should not take long...or so we thought. The stop at Home Depot...