Corpus Christi – Day 5 – USS Lexington Museum
USS Lexington History The original USS Lexington (CV-2) was sunk at the Battle of The Coral Sea during WW2. It was nicknamed the Blue Ghost, she was reported to be sunk no less than 4 times. The USS Lexington Museum is the USS Lexington (CV-16) Go ready: There are 5...
Corpus Christi – Day 4 – The Selena Museum and Selena Monument
Corpus Christi - Day 4 - The Selena Museum and Selena Memorial What happened to the Selena salon? Closed. Does Selena still have a clothing line? You can find a dedicated line at forever 21 and many other stores, such as JC Penny’s, We’ve added the full list below. ...
CORPUS CHRISTI – DAY 3 – Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle -North Padre Island National Seashore
Sea turtle rescue and release and day at the beach. Since I was in my early teens I have been fascinated with turtles. I’ve wanted one and I’ve wanted to go and see them on the Galapagos island forever. I totally blame National Geographic for my love. Rick (wrangling...
Corpus Christi – Day 1 and Day 2 – Sea turtles, Cinnamon Shores and Lazy Beach Brewing
Our Road Trip to Corpus Christi - Day 1 and Day 2 Our trip, Austin to Corpus Christi drive was fast with minimum traffic. Which makes for a great weekend getaway. With two teens, two dogs and a lizard. It may for a little bit of an adventure. Day 1 Our first stop...
Why you have to try Culver’s Round Rock
I’ll be honest, I had never heard of or ever tried Culver’s before. So I will admit I was a little bit skeptic. My husband had it when he was in Minnesota on business. So he reminded me of the conversation. He called me to tell me how good the food was and the custard...
Waco Mammoth Cave History
Waco Mammoth Cave is one of the richest Ice Age fossil beds in the world. And one of the newest National Parks added to our history. Author: Karla and Isabella Columbian Mammoth (Mammouthus columbi) was discovered as a large bone was floating out of a ravine in Waco,...
Big Island Hawaii Guide 2019
Big Island Hawaii Guide 2019 Photo Credit: Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) / Tor Johnson We wanted to do some research, since all the volcano action on the Big Island. We wanted to see what was still available to do and what at been covered by lava since our last trip...
Honeymoon The Big Island – Fall In Love Again Big Island Hawaii
Honeymoon on the Island of Hawaii Photo Credit: Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) / Tor Johnson Author: Rick One of my most favorite places to go is the Big Island Hawaii I was thinking out our older days of travel and our honeymoon came to mind. So I wanted to...
The Monument Inn Restaurant – Open Again And Ready For Business
Monument Inn Restaurant We were in the area and trying to find a good seafood restaurant that could rival my craving for my San Francisco fresh catch restaurants. Well, we drove from Houston to LaPort and found just that. This was the first time taking a ferry with...
No Stress, Family Friendly – Washington D.C
Guest Post by Sarah from Camera Suitcase Go Family & Budget-Friendly DC While I have no children of my own, my years as a teacher and summer nanny as well as being aunt to some pretty amazing nieces and nephews have served me well in understanding what is...
