On the road...

Okay, we finally got our act together and left in the "wee" hours(3am) on Saturday the 14th of February! Can't believe it "ALL FIT" in the car. Thousands of beads, jewelry, an electric guitar with amplifier, viola, pillows, cooler, clothes, jackets, reading books, travel books/maps, lots of school books, 3 laptop computers, not to mention the 4 of us too!

First stop, we arrived in Greensboro Saturday February 14th, North Carolina to see Uncle Scott and Meagan. Spicy food at an Indian restaurant and lulling entertainment as Randi learned a new song taught by Meagan and Uncle Scott were the highlights of our visit!

Second stop February 16th, Havana Georgia just to break up the trip! Beautiful stay at the Hyatt Hotel on the water front and a stroll down the cobble stone water front. Oops I forgot the camera. Incredible candy store to see if you ever get to Savannah.

Third stop, on Tuesday February 17th, around 5 pm we arrived in Palm City, Florida at Aunt Trudy's for a brief but wonderful visit with the whole family!

Fourth stop on Thursday the 19th we traveled to Pensacola FL just in time for the MARDI GRAS celebrations! We stayed with former cruising friends, Nancy and Bill from the boat Cabaret. Cabaret is currently in New Zealand where Nancy and Bill will return in March.

Here's a snap shot out the back door of their home in Pensacola Florida over looking the sound.

We took a stroll on a near by beach.

Mardi Gras in Pensacola....

Austin with Bill and Nancy from Sailing Yacht Cabaret. A perfect name for their boat too, they were great entertainers! I'll explain that when I get a blog done on our Sailing adventures in the Caribbean.

Bill and Nancy took us to a well known fish market knowing how much Randall LOVES them. We've seen more than our fair share during our travels in the Caribbean, Argentina, Venezuela and Columbia. This one however was HUGE and CLEAN! Just about every kind of ocean critter you can imagine along with side dishes, seasonings, homemade bread etc. Yum.

One way you tell a "fresh" fish is by the clarity of the eyes.

February 23rd we traveled from Pensacola Florida to Avery Island in Louisiana to see the Tabasco plant. We weren't tired so we just kept going all the way to Victoria, Texas where we spent the night. I think we were on the road for around 12 hours! I know we traveled 727 miles. We need to buy our car insurance for Mexico on line today and head to the local Office Depot to get it printed. By doing this, it will say us money and time at the border.

Here's a shot of the sunset as we made our way through Houston Texas.

The kids have been able to keep up with school doing things in the car, hotel or at the homes we visited. We purchased an inverter for the laptops so when traveling in the car, Austin or any of us can use our computers. Most of Austins work with Keystone National High school is done on line. He can't be on line while traveling so what he does is take pictures of the work he needs to complete, down loads it on the lap top, and then he can do it in the car while we travel.

That's it for now. We are getting ready for the trip across the border. Stay tuned...