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South Texas Beauty: Aransas Wildlife Refuge and Mustang Island

by Peggy Staver
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While vacationing in South Texas, we visited the scenic Aransas National Wildlife Refuge and Mustang Island State Park. A great place to see waterfowl.

Categories Texas, Free things to do, RV living, RV Travel Tags mustang island, port aransas, texas, wildlife refugee

San Antonio Mission Trail

by Peggy Staver
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On our first day in San Antonio, we began the San Antonio Mission Trail at The Alamo. After leaving Natural Bridges, we picked up the …

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Categories Texas, Free things to do, RV Travel Tags Historic Churches, mission trail, san antonio, texas

Down Under – Exploring Natural Bridge Caverns

by Peggy Staver
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There is something special about going below the earth’s surface and into the dark of a cavern. While in New Mexico, we explored Carlsbad Caverns. …

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Categories Texas, Nature, RV Travel Tags caverns, natural bridge caverns, texas

Sunday Fun at Pearl Market and Hemisfair Park

by Peggy Staver
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Strolling the River Walk Near Pearl Market On Sunday morning, we revisited the River Walk, this time near the famous Pearl Weekend Market Located in …

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Categories Texas, Free things to do, Nature, RV Travel Tags hemisfair park, san antonio, texas

Downtown San Antonio: The Alamo and River Walk

by Peggy Staver
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The River Walk, also known as Paseo del Rio, is a major attraction in the City of San Antonio. The most popular section of the …

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Categories Texas, Free things to do, RV living, RV Travel Tags alamo, riverwalk, san antonio, san antonio river, texas

Three months in Bryan Texas – A Different Kind of Summer

by Peggy Staver
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The summer of 2019 has been a different kind of summer. While we have done some exploring and activities while living in Bryan, Texas, the heat and humidity has limited our outings and kept us indoors more than usual.

Categories Texas, Free things to do, RV Travel Tags full-time rv, geocaching, outdoor adventure-texas, outdoor fun - texas, texas, Trave Nurse
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