21-25 July We left Long Beach and headed out through Mississippi to Alabama. There are an abundance of churches! Overcast skies kept the temp down for a good part of the day. Today was just about getting there. A lot of the trip we did on highways but we found a great family restaurant on … Continue reading Through the bible belt →

18-21 July Visiting with Penny Barnes Tripp, her husband JD and son Boe who has DS. Out for dinner to Darwells (very popular), and some southern food. Redfish Nawlins and Shrimp Creole. The owner, Mr Darwell was present and he is a character. His artwork adorns the walls and I now have one of his … Continue reading Long Beach, Mississippi. ..making FB friends into “Real Friends ” 💜💚💙 →

16-18 July Graeme finished his bits of maintenance on Carroll's house and we headed out in the afternoon with no plan on where would stop. Ended up in Kansas City for the night. Driving through Nebraska and Missouri there was lots of damage and still plenty of residual water laying around from recent severe floods … Continue reading Nebraska to Missouri to Kansas to Arkansas to Mississippi . ..hot, hot, hot →

13-16 July We have spent the last couple of days visiting with Graeme's Aunt and cousin. Aunty June is 93 and while mobile, has lost much of her memory. We went out to an afternoon of music and dancing from the 50's and 60's and Graeme got her up for a dance. Graeme has been … Continue reading Omaha, Nebraska. ..and family →

10-11 July Headed out from Durango on a beautiful clear day which was to continue the next day. The narrow gauge railway heads to Silverton which was a mining town and the railway helped move the material out to markets. The train trip takes 3 hrs one way so we drove it on our way … Continue reading Durango back to Denver via the Rocky Mountains →

9th July Since 1925, nearly 30 films have shot on location in and around Durango. Durango came into being in 1880 when it became a cornerstone of the Durango - Silverton Railway. Initially built to transport precious metals from High Country mines. Now it transports around 200,000 tourists a year. There is a guide so … Continue reading Durango, Colorado, “Hollywood of the Rockies” →

7-8 July After a very chilled day in Denver, going to a farmers market and more bike maintenance and a very sociable time with Beth and Wayne, we headed off on Sunday to do a circuit of Colorado. We can't visit Graeme's Aunt in Nebraska till the 11th unless we go to Phoenix and at … Continue reading Denver to Durango… rocks, mountains, and more rocks! →

When we were planning where to be 4th July we decided not too big and not too small...we ended up in Casper, Wyoming. What we found when we got here was it also has huge history with the migration of pioneers west. The Platte River was a major crossing of trails and was a breakpoint … Continue reading 4th July 😎 →

3rd July Originally we had planned to exit Yellowstone at the North Entrance and ride to Red Lodge over Beartooth Pass for the night. Thank goodness we didn’t because we had no concept of where we were headed. Beartooth Pass is 12000ft high (3700m), the same as Aoraki Mt Cook! For those who know the … Continue reading Beartooth Pass. ..thank goodness we didn’t do it the day before! →

We decided to be up and into the park early to try and beat some of the madness. Luckily for us it was an overcast and at times damp day but most of the rain was while we had breakfast. We went to Old Faithful first and had breakfast and brought sandwiches for lunch...we thought … Continue reading Yellowstone. …Yogi Bear country →