Overnight snow

Frosty night with below seasonal temps at Anza Borrego State Park brought snow to the mountains surrounding the desert valley. Our three space heaters are operating at full power!

Borrego Springs Farmers’ Market

Farmers' market in Borrego Springs which we just love… bought croissant, French bread, humus, dolmades, tzatziki, marinated mozzarella cheese, 5 lb bag of oranges, green cauliflower, onions, asparagus…. lovely gourmet camping supplies!

Snow in the mountains

Sitting in Anza Borrego campsite in Southern California and overnight the temperature dropped to 37F and snow fell on the mountains all around us! In a few days it will hitting 95F so we prepare for great variances over the next three weeks that we are located in the artistic town of Borrego Springs….

Valentine’s Birthday

David makes sure to have all the ingredients for this special day. A highlight was dinner on the terrace of a restaurant with a French chef in the Catalina Hills. Our Airstream friends Bob and Lisa introduced us to many of the stops we're making on the rest of this trip 3 years ago and chose this spot for our reunion. On our separate five-month trips this was the only night our paths would cross. Perfect!

Four days in Tucson

Yes, we've made it to a completely different climate- cold nights, warm and sunny days. We've made it to the desert and now need to remember how to alter our daily schedule to enjoy it.

Restocking took us to Costco, Zeal's Gluten-free Patisserie, and Walmart curbside. Here at the Lazy Days KOA, most sites have terraces and fruit trees. It's a magnificently run spot!

San Antonio!

What a treat to be here on cool days with few tourists! We visited the elegant Japanese Tea Garden (tea house closed) and even saw a bride posing in her wedding dress.

The ducks were swimming on the river at the heart of the River Walk. After so much driving, it felt good to walk the full circle before sitting riverside for a wood grilled fish lunch.

Crossing Texas

We like to plan, but we're always careful to be ready to change those plans when faced with unexpected weather. And that was Texas! Snow around Dallas meant we missed 4 spots and friends and just headed west on I10. We'll try again a little later next year.

For the first night after Houston we settled on this quiet spot outside Fort Stockton, Hilltop RV. Too bad it wasn't Monday!

Moonlight in Organ Pipe

"Ill met by moonlight" proud Margaret (Oberon in Mid Summer Night'sDream) at full moon in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument National park just a few miles from the Mexican border….

Texas Barbecue

Checking out top Texas BBQ joints! Ate our lunch in our Airstream in the parking lot! Ordered enough for a couple of days to help us as we cross the wilderness from east coast to west coast… brisket, smoked turkey, rack of pork ribs and a few pork sausages along with collard greens, cole slaw and beans! Happy camper! Happy to let the someone else do the grilling and smoking!

Breaux Bridge

RV camp site in Breaux Bridge in Cajun Country around an old crawfish pond. Temperatures around 29F are making us nervous! Stopped two days here to await temperature rise in Texas before we head to higher elevations. Checked out the local Poche Cajun market with crawfish etouffe and andouille! Nice to be in new culinary zone!

Breaux Bridge

RV camp site in Breaux Bridge in Cajun Country around an old crawfish pond. Temperatures around 29F are making us nervous! Stopped two days here to await temperature rise in Texas before we head to higher elevations. Checked out the local Poche Cajun market with crawfish etouffe and andouille! Nice to be in new culinary zone!

Tallahassee visit

Checked in with friends Pat & Laurie from past travels on caravans… photo from Alaska 2018… subsequently Pat & Laurie bought land in Tallahassee and built a custom designed house for their retirement… had drinks at the RV park along with Pat's bbq chicken wings and our steamed shrimps!

Titusville

Spent an overnight in David and Diana's driveway at The Great Outdoors and sampled some very nice Californian wine along with a Big Green Egg beautifully grilled pork chop!

Last sunset

Making our way down the dock after dinner… what a farewell! See you next year!

Stone crab claws

Made a quick trip to Fishbusterz on Stock island and picked a few claws for the journey… a real treat at $50+ a lb! Picked up some 15/20c fresh shrimp, seaweed salad and smoked fish dip - ah the very best fish dip after trying three different sources!

Fishermen returns…

Sitting by dock of the bay… watching the sunset and fishing boats return… with cocktails and a fish dinner on order! Good memories to keep till next year!

Last dinner at GKM

Getting ready to leave after a month in paradise, we have packed all our camping gear into the truck including grills. So we opt for dinner out, a 50 paces hike to the other end of the marina park to find ourselves a table by the water for a splendid fish dinner! Margaret had her usual grilled Hogfish and I went for the whole fried Yellowtail Snapper diet be damned!

Refueling…

Heading west towards California from Florida we make a necessary pit stop at Costco in Tallahassee… meat, veggies, fruit, wine, liquor, and a few discretionary and irresistible treats! That should keep us going for the next thousand miles!