After much research, planning, and mapping out our routes, we headed out on our new adventure! Determined not to spend my 60th birthday at home, I was excited to explore and embrace the next decade of life. My loving husband and trusty sidekick was at the helm. After doing a bit of research I booked…
Category: Adventure
A journey of celebration
“As you move through this life…you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life – and travel – leaves marks on you.” ~ Anthony Bourdain Celebrating 60 years of life on a journey of a lifetime. Then again, shouldn’t every journey be?…more of my journey to come! “Once you have traveled, the voyage never…
Stops along the way: Port Aransas and Mustang Island, Texas
The route we decided to take from S. Padre Island to Rockport, on our recent road trip, took us down Mustang Island to Port Aransas. This provided the opportunity to stop and check out Port Aransas Nature Preserve. Although our GPS took us to City Hall 🤣 they kindly directed us to one of the…
Dragonfly at the Rio Grande
One of my favorite trinkets acquired on our recent road trip through Big Bend National Park, was this small wire dragonfly on display at the Rio Grande Overlook next to the border. A small sign states prices (some items were tagged) and that the crafts were from Boquillas, Mexico. The Big Bend Visitor’s guide says…
Travel Destination: Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas
When planning our Texas road trip, I found this wildlife refuge on the map between South Padre Island and Galveston Island. After further research, I determined it was worth a stop for a day at the refuge. We decided to stay in nearby Rockport for two nights so we would have a full day to…
peace of life today 