In Houston we watch baseball. Our grandson Mark’s games. And the Astros. The Astros first playoff game’s pregame celebrated the Cajun Navy. They brought their fishing boats over from Louisiana and rescued thousands of Houstonians.
The Exit Not Taken – Part 2
More exits not taken and one taken twice. Not taken: Exit 880 on westbound I-10 in Texas, Texas Welcome Center. Yes, there are over 880 miles of I-10 in Texas. It’s a long way to El Paso. We would have…
The Ringling Circus Museum
The Ringling Brothers Circus started summer shows from Baraboo, WI in 1884. In 1907 they acquired the Barnum & Bailey Circus, merging them into one in 1919: The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, The Greatest Show on Earth. For…
The Ringling Mansion
After driving Sunday to Jeff’s, on Monday we took Karen’s suggestion to visit The Ringling. We’re glad we did. John Ringling began staying in Sarasota in the winter when Sarasota was a village of 700 people. The rest of the year…
Trains, Trains, and More Trains
The Georgia State Railroad Museum is adjacent to the History Museum. Here is a small sampling of the photos from this museum (but still enough to satisfy even Sheldon Cooper). Click to enlarge: I also have lots of photos of…
Jackie
The main reason for our trip was for me to officiate at Jackie’s Memorial Service. I did. Saturday night with the tide receding. With a very short sermon that quoted the Byrds’ Turn, Turn, Turn, which quoted Ecclesiastes Chapter 3. And…
Savannah History
We like to discover the history of places we visit. In Savannah, we went to The Savannah History Museum which is adjacent to the visitor center. The folks at the visitor center were very friendly and helpful. They recommended two places…
The Exit Not Taken
Thursday was a sprint to Tybee Island so not a lot of time for sightseeing. Anyway, a trip is also judged by what you decide to skip. We skipped Garth Brooks Blvd. in Yukon, OK. (His birthplace apparently. ) Nothing to see…
Get Your Kicks at Route 66 Museums
Oklahoma has two Route 66 museums a couple exits apart – one In Elk City and one in “What Happened,” er… Clinton. Both are worth visiting, but don’t stay at the Clarion Inn in Elk City (there were no Marriott…
I-40 NM – TX – OK
I-40 parallels much of old Route 66. I have special maps and a book to follow the old road as completely as possible. But time does not permit doing the whole thing this trip. However, we did travel three sections,…