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Today we hit Hoover Dam. When we first arrived, it really did not seem that big. Like, I was expecting a gigantic structure and it was not until I was standing in the middle of…
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Today we hit Hoover Dam. When we first arrived, it really did not seem that big. Like, I was expecting a gigantic structure and it was not until I was standing in the middle of…
Very early (at an absolutely ungodly hour) we arose for our tour of Monument Valley. Luckily we were the only two people on the tour, so we kinda got to run the show. It was…
Massive day of driving today, but it was necessary due to us locking this accommodation in before we got the tickets to the basketball in Oklahoma for the Monday night. Long drive, but a very…
Bidding farewell to Memphis, we continued west to Oklahoma. Yes, there is a song about that. Yes, it was playing in my head for much of the drive. Ooooooooklahoma, where the sun comes sweeping down…
Who in their right mind could be passing through Memphis and not visit Graceland? Not us! Despite not being big Elvis fans, we did not want to miss the opportunity to visit Elvis’s home. We…
A positive of getting out of Washington DC so early yesterday, was that we avoided a 10 hour driving day from Washington DC to Nashville. We ended up only 250 miles out of Nashville which…
The trip to DC is probably best summed up by Pete. “Washington can go f**k itself.” For starters, we should have known it was going to be a tad dodgy when we had our car…
Today’s the day! Today’s the day!!! Today is the day we get to go to the Statue of Liberty! And not just that, we get to climb all the way to the top and into…
The 4am alarm was not appreciated this morning. But I dragged my butt out of bed and quickly got ready because I knew today was the day we were heading to New York City!!! I…
Our last day in Dallas, we set out to tick off one place that had been on my bucket list for a little while. Vintage Martini in Dallas. It is a vintage store which has…