Traveling was just a little more challenging this year than normal, but we did make the best out of the situation. We did get back on the road with these adventures.
1. We did 16 weeks of football, so that was 16 weeks on the road. Only the trip to Sul Ross in Alpine allowed us to spend several nights. We did go on to Big Bend National Park, Davis Observatory, Terlingua, and looked for the Marfa Lights.
2. In May we made two trips to Nashville. One was a road trip with Rick to see the girls play soccer. We stopped in Memphis at the dog races/casino going and coming. Greg drove us around Liepers Fork and Franklin. Then three weeks later Diana and I flew to Nashville to see Anja graduate from Kindergarten at her school. We rented a car. She and I drove around and did our own touring.
3. Our early ladies's summer trip was to Oklahoma, Eureka Springs, and Branson. We went up adventure highway with our normal stops, then we crossed over to Tulsa making stops along the way. We then went to Eureka Springs for a trip down memory lane. It was a little sad in how many places were closed. The Crescent Hotel, however, did not disappoint. Then we went on to Branson where we did all the touristy things - The Titanic Museum, the train ride, two music shows, and a fine-dining experience at the college. My favorite of Branson was the Sight and Sound Theater - The Jesus show.
4. In June, Rick and I did our church mission trip to Woodward, Oklahoma (Cynthia Bruner's hometown), where we worked on a cowboy church. We visited Riverwind on the way up. We sheet rocked on this trip.
5. Rick and I made two trips to the New Mexico cabin. The first trip he and I did all the normal touristy things - Angel Fire, Taos, Red River, and Santa Fe. We did not see much wildlife and no elk this trip. He decided that we would go back with Roger to paint the cabin. The second trip was a work trip with daily trips to Angel Fire to the paint/hardware store. The boys had to fix the spray rig and then learn how to use it. When the house was finished it looked great. Jack and Short are smiling down at their cabin.
6. Rick and I had one last Sprinkler Show trip wit TMC. It was to the JW Marriott Hill Country north of San Antonio. We did go downtown one day and visit the historic sites just for old times sake. On our way home, we went through Gruene, Texas to see the famous dance hall and the Gristmill Restaurant. Also on our way to San Antonio, we drove by the Magnolia Silos in Waco, so that I can also mark that off the bucket list.
7. Our last trip was our fall ladies' trip. This year we flew into Baltimore, Maryland. We traveled 1600 miles in our rental car, covering Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the corner of Virginia and West Virginia. We toured historic villages with our own guided tour guides (LOL), covered bridges, historic homes, and battlefields. We did the driving tour of Gettysburg and Antietam. We visited historic Harpers Ferry. This was a great historical trip as always. We did miss out on Fall foliage this year, We understood that it was just too wet this year.
The biggest issue with traveling this year was keeping up with your mask and knowing when and where you had to wear it. We said that we are starting the counting over for all 50 states since we have been to all 50 states. I counted up after this trip I have been to 38 states at least two times.
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