TEXAS......We're Baaack.....

Yes indeed, after a very interesting month and a very good time (weather notwithstanding) in Louisiana, we are BACK in Texas. 
(see the map below)  This time for just under two months.....As I write this we are enjoying Texas' Gulf Coast communities (Aransas Pass & South Padre Island,) (click on the map symbols to change the size the map).   Mid next week we move on to the Rio Grande Valley and the communities of Mission, Harlingen, Brownsville and McAllen.....most of which are located in Cameron....yep, you read it right.....Cameron County!
After some days along the Rio Grande we move up to Fredericksburg, where for the month of March we will explore and enjoy much of what Texas Hill Country has to offer.



Throughout our Texas adventures we will continue to "blog" about many of the things we are seeing and doing.  Location G on the map is the little West Texas town of Marathon, one of the gateways to Big Bend National Park, where we will spend a week exploring one of the largest and most remote National Parks in the country.  

Here is a look at our planned route for the 2nd part of our Texas adventure (before moving on to Arizona and then California)......



As you can see, a good deal of our time is right along the border with Mexico.....and we plan on taking advantage of that with a few border crossings along the way.   This time Marathon  is the starting point...and we move on to the little towns of Lajitas and Presidio, just outside Big Bend; and then on to the high plains towns of Alpine, Fort Davis and Marfa; after which we point the bus to Van Horn and to El Paso, and onwards to Ajo and Yuma, AZ.

We thought adding the maps would give a good perspective to everyone following the blog about where our Texas travels are taking us. (and I must admit....I only recently learned about embedding maps into the blog...so bear with me until I perfect the process).  Stay tuned.....Texas offers many things for us to share.