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20141204 – Texas State Capitol and Texas White House

  Thursday – grey, cloudy and fine rain, just like Belthorn except it’s warm.   Drive down to Austin. As it’s raining we down the free Texas State Capital tour. Very impressive and like everything it’s big. In fact it’s … Continue reading

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20141129 – Goodbye San Antonio, hello Horseshoe Bay

  Saturday – warm and overcast.   Wendy’s not feeling too good, again, so we have a lazy morning in. After lunch I break out and take Tucker for a stroll down to Starbucks. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154913588235249&set=a.10150340074490249.575311.621375248&type=1&theater Oh the excitement.   Sunday … Continue reading

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20141122 – Goodbye Big Bend, Hello San Antonio

  Sunday – hot and sunny.   Well we’ve a 380 mile drive down to San Antonio. We start off driving through a dust storm, complete with tumble weed. Any moment now John Wayne will come riding out of the … Continue reading

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20141116 – Goodbye Albuquerque. Hello Bob Cats, Roadrunners, TBones, Nodding Donkeys, wilderness – yea it’s Texas

  Sunday – very cold and snow.   Loved ABQ but thank Chione I won’t have to try and spell it again. Up and away by 08:50. That’s a record. Can you believe it’s snowing in ABQ as we say … Continue reading

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20141110 – Up, Up And Away

  Monday – hot and sunny.   Off down to the National (free with our NP pass) Petroglyph Park. Basically a lot of ancient graffiti. Have a pleasant stroll / climb around the rocks. Getting very brave in me old … Continue reading

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20141105 – Roadrunner At Last

  Wednesday – warm and sunny.   Lazy day. iPad has a dose of “computer problems”, got an occasional lock up – bloody software if you ask me – but to be on the safe side we take it back … Continue reading

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20141030 – Breaking Bad Tour

  Thursday – hot and sunny.   Off down to the Rio Grande Nature centre for a birding stroll. Totally the wrong time of day as we spent most of the morning surfing, knitting and supping coffee. A pleasant enough … Continue reading

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20141025 – Taos Balloon Festival & Mountains

  Saturday – hot and sunny.   Drive up to Taos for a 2 day road trip to see the balloon festival and visit the mountains up there. Ski resorts but alas no snow yet. Take the supposedly low road … Continue reading

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20141020 – Albuquerque

  Monday – hot and sunny.   Well our body clocks seem to be shifting now as we don’t wake up until around 07:00. Serious rain forecast for this afternoon so it’s a local bike ride for me this morning. … Continue reading

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20141016 – Wot No Walter, Wot No Blue Meth

  Thursday – didn’t really notice the weather too much time in great metal bird.   Up at the crack o sparrows, our chauffeur (kurt) picks us up at 05:45 and we’re off to Manchester Airport. You’ll no doubt be … Continue reading

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