Places We've Been

Here are the stars of Brazos Bend State Park. We saw some photos of some huge alligators that live here before we went. Unfortunately we didn't see the big daddys the day we went. We did see plenty of smaller babies. They were everywhere; in the reeds sunning themselves, … [Read more...] about Brazos Bend State Park, Houston, TX

There are worse ways to spend a day than to dig in the dirt and possibly get rich doing it! The Crater of Diamonds State Park is located in the southwest corner of Arkansas in the Ouchita (pronounced wa-chita) Mtns. It's 2 miles away from Murfreesboro, AR. The "field of dreams" … [Read more...] about Crater of Diamonds State Park, AR

Here are some pics of the RV park in Half Moon, AR. We were there about 1.5 weeks in May. As you can see from the pics, the park is pretty remote. It's in the middle of farmland about 6-8 miles away from town. Look who I found the day we were to leave the park! … [Read more...] about Half Moon RV Park, AR

When we were in Memphis a few months ago I saw signs in a restaurant on Beale Street advertising that it had Hot Tamales. I thought it was strange to find that in the Mississippi Delta so far away from Mexico so I had to try them. They were the worst tamales ever. They're … [Read more...] about The Story of Hot Tamales in the Mississippi Delta

Sundays: If you ever find yourself in Blytheville, AR or anywhere else like it, don't ever go into any eating establishment no matter how casual it seems on the outside or what kind of food they serve without your Sunday best on. You will never feel so out of place. We walked … [Read more...] about Sunday Afternoon in Blytheville, AR: A Word of Advice