We spent three days driving from New Orleans to Key West. We stopped at Triple C Campground, which was a great spot in the woods. It was a place we wish we could have stayed at longer but our goal was the Keys. It rained on us through out most of the next day asContinue reading “Florida Keys Day 1”
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Drive time routines and summer learning, plus our boredom ending strategy that actually worked!
Driving around the country can sometimes mean long days of travel. We try to keep drive times to around 5 hours, but that is not always possible and we have had up to 9-10 hour drives from time to time. Keeping the troops happy during this time can be trying. So how do we manageContinue reading “Drive time routines and summer learning, plus our boredom ending strategy that actually worked!”
Mississippi
The USA is a big place and there are days where we just drive across it. This can be very interesting days as we watch the scenery change, towns come and go, and enjoy the beauty you only get by driving. The land, the roads, the plants, even the cloud formations change drastically throughout theContinue reading “Mississippi”
New Orleans Day 2
We knew our second day in New Orleans would be long and hot. We filled every water bottle we had and packed lunch and snacks. Our plan was to be home for dinner. Instead of everyone carrying a bag the kids decided to bring one for the big kids and one for the littles. ThenContinue reading “New Orleans Day 2”
New Orleans Day 1
After Hot Springs we made our way to Louisiana and to our destination of New Orleans. We spent our first night at the New Orleans KOA it was clean and the people were nice, but the trains blowing their horns for 2 minutes at a time in the middle of the night was not enjoyable.Continue reading “New Orleans Day 1”