Wow

Wow, I can not believe how easy it is to forget to post the updates on here. We have have been busy since the last time one of us posted anything. I don’t think that I’m going to talk too much about each place that we’ve been since then, but I will try to touch on all of those places.

If you follow us on Facebook, then you know about what happened in Santa Rosa, New Mexico at the Dairy Queen. I still can’t get over that. Anyway, despite that fiasco, we did still have a good time there. We were on the old Route 66. We went to see what they call “Blue Hole.” It is a naturally occurring waterhole that is so clear that you can see dang near all the way to the bottom of it and it’s 80 feet deep. That’s a good way’s down for looking through water. Here are a few pictures of that. Please keep in mind that the camera can’t see exactly what the human eye can see and reflections off the top of the water kind of destroy the greatness of this hole.

After we saw Blue Hole, we went for a cruise down some of the old Route 66. It was pretty cool to see some of the old buildings and stores and such from back in the day. It was a little sad how most of what used to be is now dead and gone. I have come to realize that I was a little too late to be able to see the real Route 66 and that I will never see it the way it was meant to be. But here are a few pictures of what we have seen so far.

From there we went to Shamrock, TX for a night and then off to Oklahoma to see a friend for a few days. We had a good time catching up with them and getting some rest. After that, we went to Arkansas to see cousin Leslie. We got a spot at a campsite very close to her new house and then we were able to spend the evening with her and her fiance.

Then it was time to go to Memphis, TN. Right on the east side of the border is the pyramid. I’m told that it used to be a sports center. Something like where they played basketball or something. If you really know me, then you know that I don’t like professional sports. The biggest reason for that is simple. I gave up 20 years of my life with the possibility to pay the ultimate sacrifice and I barely make anything. These guys play a game and make a fortune. Anyway, they turned to pyramid into the biggest Bass Pro Shop that I have ever seen. It was really cool, we even boondocked in their parking lot for the night.

After that was a place called Smyrna, TN and then Pigeon Forge, TN. Pigeon Forge was great. The Smokey Mountains are amazing. Rebecka was able to get another Jr. Ranger badge from there, as well. Here are a few of the pictures I took while we were in the Smokey Mountains.

Ok, I’m going to end this post for the night but I will write again tomorrow and trust me, it’ll be worth the wait. Ok folks, I’ll see you soon. Until then, keep the adventures going.