BIG BEND: CANOEING THE RIO GRANDE

I never thought during our honeymoon we’d want to immediately challenge our relationship by attempting a sport requiring the full cooperation of us both. We were going canoeing. Isolated. Remote. Guided canoeing. Okay. We probably didn’t need the ‘guided’ part, but it was the only way for us to experience the Rio Grande and enter…

SOUTHEAST BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK

We had two cravings- wireless internet and a good brunch. In Terlingua, TX that meant only one restaurant: La Posada Milagro. Although you order inside, you’re meant to dine al fresco. At first we sat at the entrance, the outer walls designed to look like the ruins of the surrounding ghost town. Later we moved…

WHY DID WE CHOOSE SOUTH WEST TEXAS FOR OUR HONEYMOON?

On November 26, 2016 Pyra-Danny and Fiance Shoes got married. This is the first part of their honeymoon travels to southwest Texas: Big Bend National Park, Terlingua Ghost Town, Study Butte, Big Bend Ranch State Park, and Alpine, TX. Why did we choose to visit Southwest Texas for our Honeymoon? Why not sunbathing  on the…

ST. PETE BIKING AND EATING

The St. Pete Bike ‘N’ Eat. 12 miles of biking. Five local restaurants. Free samples… will we survive? Finally—after always missing the annual St. Pete Bike ‘N’ Eat, Fiance Shoes and I rode into the event last Saturday armed with our roadies and willing stomachs. The parking lot in front of Trek Bicycle was organized…