Arizona Museum Geocache!

How cool! This museum had a geocache inside and it had Travel Bugs inside the turkey! This cache gives us a geocache find in each state we traveled! California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida.

Jail break time, boys!

The Doors and Windows from the old Jail

Horse Drawn School Bus

This horse drawn wagon was used from 1880's to the 1970's as the school bus! They only use it in parades now.

I'll take 5 pounds of bacon, 10 pounds of flour and sugar, and a bottle of caster oil.

Time for Jack to Explore

As the ladies waited in the coolness of air conditioning, Jack and I went across the street to check out the town's museum. Homeschoolers, remember! The museum used to be the town mercantile and everything inside was from when it was open in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

Thank you for stopping by. Have a nice day!

(This is how we over charge tourists, Bridget). Actually, Bridget paid very close attention and rang us up perfectly.

Bridget working solo.

Good employee hygiene with those gloves!

How to Operate the Binford 4500 Digital Scale

Bridget learns how to correctly weigh and calculate candy prices.

Bridget's First Day on the Job

A walk down the street revealed a cute candy shop. Hmmmm, car snacks! The shop owner said hello and immediately asked Jodie if school was out early today. Jodie, in a mater of fact tone, told her we were homeschoolers. The owner then asked Bridget to help her. Bridget got on-the-job training on how to work at a candy shop. Bridget took our orders, picked out the candies, weighed them, and then learned how to ring up the sale on the cash register. She even processed our credit card. Nope, no family discount. She took every penny! Hope the amount was correct! The store owner was very nice and really made Bridget feel special. After bagging up our purchase, including lime-chili chocolates, we were off to see what else was around town.

Made a Fuel Stop in Benton, Arizona and......

The kids got a little nervous when they saw a guy on a Harley packing a pistol, in a holster. Real America kids and we are in the wild west. We then decided to explore and look what we found!

We Made it Back to California!

Whew! Blythe, California KOA and the Colorado River! What a day driving. This is our last scheduled overnight stop before we trek the last bit home tomorrow. Let's recap the day in photographs....

Pink Mouse?

Bridget appears to be hypnotized by a....pink mouse. Maybe its Gonzo who hypnotizes her?

The Only Way to Fly!

Our in-flight movie will be the entire 5th seaon of the Muppet Show. Snacks will be provided however, the pilot has illuminated the fasten seltbelt signs due to severe turbulence (read really bumpy roads).

Arizona!

...and the road conditions start deteriorating.

Faster than a Loocomotive

We are seeing lots of eastbound trains, so we took the opportunity to race a westbound one. He was pulling away until we hit the grade. We pulled away and Jodie proved she IS Superwoman!

New Mexico is Really Serious About Safe Driving

Extreme Caution? What other kind is there???

This one's for You, Uncle Buddy and Aunt Ellen!

Need anything while we go by? Thanks again for hosting Fish Fry 2010!

Critter Update

Just outside of the border station, Jodie had to slam on the brakes due to a worthless coyote on the road. He stared us down like we were some silly barn cat. He finally jumped out of the way probably when he realized our bumper was going to make quite an impact.

Checkpoint Charlie

Near the border of NM and AZ, we were stopped at this border inspection station. The agent asked us,"Is everyone aboard a US citizen?". Jodie replied in her sweet innocent voice, "yes". (except for the 25 guys we picked along the roadside who are hiding in the trailer)
.....These aren't the droids you're looking for. Move along.

Perfect Technique

Jodie is driving the first leg of our journey today. Notice the perfect 7:30 / 5:30 hand position on the steering wheel. She has found her inner "trucker diva". I'll take the end of the day driving shift. Hey, I'll have the sun in my eyes in the afternoon!

Going to California

After a great night sleep in cool Las Cruces, NM, we are getting ready for a long 530 mile push across I-10. Its reportedly going to be windy and hot and Blythe, California, will be up to 100 degrees! I don't miss the Florida humidity.