Whoo! Hoo! We passed the 3k mileage marker today on our way to New Iberia LA...and what fun are we having. ...And why did we chose to go to New Iberia? It's all about Tabasco Sauce. We all use the hot red sauce on eggs, in our Bloody Marys, and soups, etc. Sunday Morning had an segment on Tabasco Sauce and the Mcllhenny family a few months ago, which caught Barbara's interest, because Avery Island, where the peppers are grown, was going to be on our route. The ...

Eventhough we had to cut our time in the San Antonio area short, we were able to visit two out three places that we planned to visit anyway. First stop was Gruene (pronounced Green). Cory, the mechanic that fixed our water heater, told us about Gruene and not to miss seeing it. Gruene is home to the oldest dance hall in Texas. Loretta Lynn just played there the evening before to a packed house. The hall's maximum capacity is 800. How they fit that many people...

San Antonio is a great predestrian city. You can walk to everything. Or, if you don't want to let your feet to do the walking, there is the On and Off Bus to get your around town. We needed the exercise and it was not too hot so we were going to walk for a bit. We found a parking lot close to the Post Office and very near The Alamo. We paid $17 for 5 hours and we planned to use up every minute. First stop was the The Alamo. They were filming a documentary in th...

We are sad to leave South Padre Island, but we will be back at the seashore again soon. We have new adventures awaiting us in San Antonio. We got an early start around 7:30 heading to the San Antonio KOA. We stopped at Walmart for a few things. Then, we were back on the road. We stopped for lunch at a rest stop for lunch around 1:30pm. We arrived at the KOA around 3pm. We planned to stay in San Antonio for three nights so that we could spend two full days expl...

South Padre Island is at the most southern tip of Texas. It is only 1/2 mile wide and the commercial end is about 7 miles long. You can't get lost. We were there in the off season, which I am told is when you want to visit to experience South Padre without hourdes of tourists. The reason we drove down to South Padre Island is because of what we read about SeaTurtles.Inc. It is a non-profit organization that rescues and rehabilitates injured SeaTurtles for rel...