Spring 2010

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Leaving for:  San Antonio TX., Houston TX.,  Mardi Gras, Mayan Ruins, Florida, Dallas, Roswell and return.

Trip took  2 months. 

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San Antonio, Texas

Lackland AFB.  Tom was in the Air Force from 1968 to 1975.

Sam Houston Medical Museum

San Antonio:  Riverwalk and Alamo

South of the Alamo Mission there are other San Antonio Missions.

Mission Concepcion

Mission Espada

 

Mission San Juan

Mission San Jose

Houston Mission Control (rain, rain, rain and very cold)

Marge is touching a MOON ROCK.

Space Station Mock Up.  Guess who's in the helmet?

Galveston

The nicest home in Galveston.

Hurricane IKE below.

 

Many homes and hotels are still boarded up.

New Orleans

Mardi Gras page is located at top.

9th Ward - Vacant homes from Hurricane Katrina.

Our RV Space in New Orleans.  See our boat next to us.

It was 28 degrees or so every morning.

New Orleans Cemetery #3

Battle of New Orleans 1815 - Chalmette Battlefield

New Orleans Cathedral

   

City photos without Mardi Gras

Bourbon Street

Drinking Hurricanes

Mississippi River on a Paddle Boat.

Saint Charles Trolley - Some nice homes in the Garden District.

Leave on cruise for Central America Feb 21 thru 28.

 

Cruise food is great.

Chacchoben Mayan Ruins

 

Quirigua Mayan Ruins.  The above Mayan monolith is the one denoting the Mayan end of time (12/21/2012).

The interior Guatemala Jungle Rio Dulce River.

Cozumel Snorkel on the Barrier Reef.

The boat and the reef.  The island is a stop off for a cocktail after snorkeling all day.

Marge having fun on the way to Tulum Ruins

Tulum Dairy Queen.  Best ruins yet.

More Cozumel

 

Downtown New Orleans early morning of our return.  Stayed overnight in Tallahassee, Florida.  From there went north to Thomasville, Georgia. 

 On the way is the Pebble Hill Plantation, one of the largest plantations still in existence.  Over 9000 acres of land and a 25000 sf home.

Main house and the grounds.

School house for the Children and the plantation workers.

Noah's Ark.  Playhouse for the Children.

We are now in Daytona Beach for Daytona Bike Week.  Mardi Gras for Bikers.

This is Main Street, Daytona Beach in Bike Week 2010.

 

These are Marge's new BEST friends.

Tom and Marge at an outdoor bar.  Notice what the bartender is wearing.

People in the balconies are throwing beads.  Just like Mardi Gras.

The Budweiser Horses had to be in the parade.

Marge's favorite standing spot.  Visiting Daytona's beach.

At Daytona's Harley Davidson dealer.  Bike Week here also.

Next stop is Saint Augustine.  Oldest city in the US.  It has the oldest fort in the US.  Marge is standing in front of the oldest school in the US.  We had lunch here at the Cracker Cafe.

We are staying at Beverly Beach RV Park.  Approx 21 miles north of Daytona Beach.  We are on the beach with the view east overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.  Very Good location.

Tom and Marge at the Beach.

This is the first time Tom has ever been in the Atlantic Ocean.

 

Alligator Farm in Saint Augustine.

Marge saving Tom from a wild alligator.  An albino alligator

Feeding time.  Good luck.

We will do anything for a photo.  A Komodo Dragon.

 

Marge's new friends.

We had to leave Daytona Beach in a hurry.  Tornadoes were on the ground and heading for us.

Driving south on the Highway 95 headed for:  Cape Canaveral(Titusville)

Marge has always wanted to go to the "Kennedy Space Center" aka KSC.

Marge always finds the Alligators.

   

      

This is the loading arm Neal Armstrong used for the walking on the moon trip.

Cocoa Beach - Spent most of the day sitting and watching on the Cocoa Beach Pier.

Homestead Florida - Goldcoaster Mobile Home Park.  This park was completely destroyed during Hurricane Andrew.

Universal City, Orlando

Fort Lauderdale

Marge's friends from High School.  Marge was in their wedding.  Corinne and Duane.

This is a view of their condo and dock in the Fort Lauderdale Harbor.  They are also across the street from the beach.

Downtown areas

Some nice homes.

Alligator wrestling

Draw bridge

Pirate's Lounge - The IN place in the Marina.

The Beach

Air Boat Ride

 

 

Everglades National Park

 

The above tree is the oldest Mahogany Tree in the world.

Dallas

Tom is tired of Dallas and wants to go home.

Downtown Dallas

 

Nov 22, 1963  The location where President Kennedy was shot.  The Book Depository and the Grassy Knoll.

  

The above photo is from the window where the shot came from.

The above is the grassy knoll and the wooded fence from where the 4th shot came from.

 

The young girl is standing on a X where the President was shot.

Final stop of the trip.  Roswell.

 

Downtown

Marge and her new friends.

The only photo of the Alien.

This is the last stop.  There were no campsites in Roswell so we stayed at "Wal-Mart".

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