We were woken up at 7.15am this morning with some juice delivered to our door, we were booked on the 8.15am horse ride down to breakfast so asked for the wake up call. We got on the horses, Paul’s was called Hank, he was a gorgeous dark brown colour and was well behaved, mine was… Continue reading Dude Where’s my Horse?
Category: USA
Quick Stop in Houston and onto the Ranch
After a long drive yesterday, we stopped off for the evening at Days Inn Hotel, Houston Airport. The room only cost us £40 but was huge, had a kitchen and came with free wifi and breakfast, that’s what I call a bargain! We were quite sleepy so settled for a Domino’s Pizza (no way near… Continue reading Quick Stop in Houston and onto the Ranch
Creole Bike Ride Through New Orleans
We wanted to learn a bit more about New Orleans as it is such a unique city with such a rich historical culture, so we found a city bike tour with Confederacy of Cruisers. We met our tour guide Jeff this morning in the French Quarter, there were seven of us it total and luckily… Continue reading Creole Bike Ride Through New Orleans
Gator Swamp Tour
We arrived in New Orleans yesterday evening at about 18:30 local time. This was a bit later than we had hoped as we got stuck in a huge traffic jam for an hour. After we checked in to our hotel (the beautiful 1896 O Malley’s house B&B) we headed down to the French Quarter for… Continue reading Gator Swamp Tour
Four States in One Day
We left Pensacola, Florida at lunch time and headed west on the I-10. We arrived in Mobile, Alabama within about an hour and decided to visit the Alabama Battleship Memorial Park; a World War 2 battleship that you can explore inside; Grandad you would have loved it, I will email you more photo’s! They also… Continue reading Four States in One Day
Beautiful Surprise in Pensacola
We woke up early this morning to the sunshine peeping through the curtains, I got up and went over to the balcony and WOW!! Last night when we arrived it was dark so we couldn’t see anything, we are right on the most beautiful beach, as stunning as beaches in the Caribbean. Golden white sand… Continue reading Beautiful Surprise in Pensacola
Gatornationals in Town
We got up this morning and set off for the Gatornationals, the event only takes place once a year in Gainesville so we thought we should go as it was this weekend. Well, I thought Formula 1 was loud, Formula 1 is like a mouse squeaking in comparison to these beastly motors! The ground actually… Continue reading Gatornationals in Town
Let the Driving Begin…
We left Miami just after 10am this morning and buckled up for the long drive to Gainesville, Florida (on the Florida Turnpike for most of the journey). The weather was awful at the beginning, the rain was so heavy and the sky so black I was looking around to see if any tornado’s were heading… Continue reading Let the Driving Begin…
Jet Ski Tour at Bayside
Today we picked up the hire car that’s going to take us all the way to Texas over the next week. We had originally planned to get a Cadillac CTS, but they didn’t have any left, and so they gave us a Mercedes GLK 350 4MATIC instead. It’s not quite as cool, but it should… Continue reading Jet Ski Tour at Bayside
Miami Beach and the 24oz Steak
So it’s nearly 10pm local time, and we’ve just got back from the Palm restaurant which is adjoined to our hotel. For dinner I had the most amazing steak I’ve ever eaten – a 24oz rib eye (680 grammes – take a look at the photos!). It literally melted in my mouth! Actually, I probably… Continue reading Miami Beach and the 24oz Steak