We set out in the morning to explore Hot Springs National Park. When I hear "National Park", I'm thinking of a large park, where you pay your fee to enter this wonderful forested area with a lodge and hot pools...or something like that. Well, we were surprised to see that the downtown area of Hot Springs IS the national park (or at least the major portion of the park). In downtown Hot Springs there is a row of 8 bathhouses. When we say "bathhouse" today, there...

We enjoyed a bike ride around our campground before taking off for our next destination--Hot Springs, Arkansas. We once again marveled at the beauty of the countryside in northeast Texas, but soon approached the state line that divides Texarkana. This is Sharon's first time to be in the state of Arkansas. David's last time in Arkansas when he was there when he was 13. So, this was a special state for us. There is a really beautiful visitor's cent...

This morning, we are going to pack up and say goodbye to Katy and head northeast to the Texarkana, TX area. We have reservations at Rocky Point Campground at Wright Patman Lake & Dam. However, before leaving, I got the bikes off the rack on the back of the trailer and we took a spin around the park. We knew that it was a large RV park, but had not driven or ridden our bikes around the park yet. At the center of the park is a large lake that is stocked with fi...

After getting a slow start in the morning, recuperating from the long drive yesterday from New Orleans, we decided to get out and enjoy the day. We drove from Katy down to Galveston. It was already 2 p.m. when we arrived, so "lunch" for the first item on the agenda! We found an interesting restaurant - Cajun Greek Seafood, which had a good rating on Yelp! After a nice lunch break (and break from driving), we set out to explore Galveston. One of the first...

After being awakened at 5:00 a.m. with torrential rain accompanied with thunder and lightening, by the time we were ready to leave to the Houston area, the skies had started to clear. We pulled out about 9:00 and were surprised that the traffic was light driving through downtown New Orleans, headed for Causeway Drive. Soon, we arrived at the start of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, a 23.85 mile bridge spanning Lake Pontchartrain, the longest bridge in the U.S....