Here is the trip route.Our timing was perfect. We missed all of Sandy. We were sad to see the damage to many of the places in New York we saw earlier in our trip. |
Vettecation Across the Nation
2012 cross country trip of Tom and Betty Freitag...come along with us on our trip!
Friday, November 9, 2012
Arriving home.....
30 states and 9,000 miles later we arrived home on Monday, 5/5/12. Glad to be home, and so thankful for such a wonderful trip! Thanks to everyone who made it possible.
San Antonio and Boerne, TX
Pictures from our San Antonio tour
A picture from the Riverwalk in San Antonio |
Can tour the city in a lit. horse drawn carriage |
We had Texas waffles at our hotel, while in Texas!!!
If your Texas Cadillac needs horns why not your building? |
We visited the Alamo
The garden outside the Alamo
The Alamo in the foreground |
An Alamo tourist. |
Tom likes to take flower pictures |
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
"Nawlins"
Our trip to New Orleans started with visit to Chalmette Battlefield where Andrew Jackson recruited and led an army that defeated the British in 1814. One of Jackson's helpers was Jean Laffite, a pirate that received a pardon after the battle.
Part of the line that was successfully defended by the Americans. |
Bourbon St at dusk |
Strangely costumed fella on stilts |
Andrew jackson with an admirer |
Another admirer in Jackson Square with St. Louis Cathedral in the background |
Both of us ate beignets, fried dough with powdered sugar.....YUM! |
Enjoying coffee and beignets |
Betty enjoying Audubon Park
Below are more pics of the park:
St. Charles Streetcar
WW II Museum
A display of figurines on our brave soldiers
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Having a very "nice " time in Niceville!
We had a great three day stay with cousins Tony and Marilyn Mefford in Niceville, Florida. Tony and Marilyn walk out of their home to the dock where their boat is moored. It is a rough life. We watched the sun set from their fishing boat on the Sarahann bayou, toured several other bayous and Tom enjoyed his plane ride. The four of us visited the Hurlbert Air Force Base and then drove to a resort town Destin, right on the Gulf of Mexico, to walk on the beach and see the results of a month-long fishing derby.
Tom and Tony go for a ride in "Dimples" Tony"s 6 place Piper plane. Tony calls the plane Dimples because it was caught in a hail storm. |
Plane taking off. |
Off into the wild blue yonder |
Captain Tony and First Mate Marilyn conducting bayou tours. |
Two happy passengers |
The four of us toured a special ops base during an open house |
On the table is a sniper's rifle that has a range of more than a mile |
Touring a C130 gun ship. |
On the beach at Destin. |
Destin city/harbor view |
Two WWII vintage planes on a fly by |
Having a beer at a Destin bar watching the fishing rodeo. Largest fish caught was 90 lb. |
Photo taken from Dimples. |
Looking for alligators in the bayou we saw this tree. |
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Savannah Wildlife Refuge and some Savannah sightings!
Today, we walked through the Savannah Wildlife Refuge which was the site of plantation and slave rice farming during the 1700 and 1800's. It is now a preserve and has gone back to a natural state. It is about 10 miles or so outside of Savannah, Georgia, but is actually in South Carolina. Below are some pretty pics we took while touring the Refuge.
After exploring the Refuge we had a few fun Savannah sightings!
Found new fauna in the marsh. |
Many of you know that Parker is my maiden name.......cigarettes on billboards is not politically correct in California!
Crossing over the Savannah River on the Talmadge Memorial Bridge.
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