{"id":4380,"date":"2019-04-15T20:45:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T20:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?p=4380"},"modified":"2020-03-11T17:54:31","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T17:54:31","slug":"take-the-long-way-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?p=4380","title":{"rendered":"Take the Long Way Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4380 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4389'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0223191311a-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0223191311a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0223191311a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0223191311a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0223191311a-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0223191311a-1040x780.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4376'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sushi-Freak-e1555360108868-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sushi-Freak-e1555360108868-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sushi-Freak-e1555360108868-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sushi-Freak-e1555360108868-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sushi-Freak-e1555360108868-1040x1387.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4361'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Black-Pearl-Cabelas-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Black-Pearl-Cabelas-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Black-Pearl-Cabelas-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Black-Pearl-Cabelas-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Black-Pearl-Cabelas-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Black-Pearl-Cabelas-1040x780.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">After a winter break in Tucson, we were finally, once again, Always On Da Fly! Seemed very odd to be traveling east after all of the adventuring in the previous months were roads and routes taking us to western landmarks. Now our destination is the Old Dominion State of Virginia, but this will NOT be a direct route. We have people to see, places to go and things to do along the way. Interstate 10 through Arizona and New Mexico was just beginning to display early signs of spring as many trees were beginning to show buds and glimpses of green. Our first overnight stop was Cabela\u2019s in El Paso, Texas. If you should ever do so, you must go to Sushi Freak. Fast Food Japanese cuisine, but the value, quality and quantity were 5 Star.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-4380 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4379'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"9059\" height=\"1766\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/West-Texas.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/West-Texas.jpg 9059w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/West-Texas-300x58.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/West-Texas-768x150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/West-Texas-1024x200.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/West-Texas-370x72.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/West-Texas-1040x203.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 9059px) 100vw, 9059px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-4380 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4366'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lonely-Roads-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lonely-Roads-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lonely-Roads-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lonely-Roads-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lonely-Roads-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Lonely-Roads-1040x780.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4373'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Road-less-traveled-e1555360167151-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Road-less-traveled-e1555360167151-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Road-less-traveled-e1555360167151-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Road-less-traveled-e1555360167151-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Road-less-traveled-e1555360167151-1040x1387.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4384'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0225191446_HDR-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0225191446_HDR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0225191446_HDR-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0225191446_HDR-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0225191446_HDR-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0225191446_HDR-1040x780.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">After suffering through morning traffic to get out of El Paso, we were off to San Angelo, where 416 miles later we stopped at a Goodfellow AFB Recreation Camp on Lake Nasworthy. Western Texas should be a test bed for living on Mars. Miles and miles and miles of nothingness, briefly interrupted by scrub trees, lonely cattle, and vintage oil wells. Whenever there was a mesa in sight, it was covered with wind turbines. A harsh environment to make a living and raise a family.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Our travel route from San Angelo to Waco was a road trip on two lane farm roads that had little or no traffic. Interstate route probably could have gotten us there quicker, but we saw so many ranches, yesteryear\u2019s gas stations and general stores, things you don\u2019t catch on the freeway. The down sider was little or no services or opportunities to walk the dogs or get off the road for a \u201cPhoto Op\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-4380 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4374'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6499\" height=\"2461\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Speegleville-ACOE.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Speegleville-ACOE.jpg 6499w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Speegleville-ACOE-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Speegleville-ACOE-768x291.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Speegleville-ACOE-1024x388.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Speegleville-ACOE-370x140.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Speegleville-ACOE-1040x394.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6499px) 100vw, 6499px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-4380 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4367'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mammoth-NP-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mammoth-NP-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mammoth-NP-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mammoth-NP-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mammoth-NP-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mammoth-NP-1040x780.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Waco was a short stay to visit family in nearby Gatesville. Last time we came through here, we were hampered by inclimate weather and this trip wasn\u2019t much better. Deb and I unanimously decided, the next time we visit Texas, it\u2019s NOT going to be February! We did go to the Waco Mammoth National Monument. A pretty strange place to find the remains of a 14-foot Columbian Mammoth and prehistoric camels.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-4380 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4368'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"11961\" height=\"2675\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Market-Square.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Market-Square.jpg 11961w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Market-Square-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Market-Square-768x172.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Market-Square-1024x229.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Market-Square-370x83.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Market-Square-1040x233.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 11961px) 100vw, 11961px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-4380 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4370'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ONDAFLY-300x130.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ONDAFLY-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ONDAFLY-768x332.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ONDAFLY-1024x443.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ONDAFLY-370x160.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ONDAFLY-1040x450.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">A jaunt down I-35, a fuel stop and a quick bite at Buc-ees in New Braunfels, soon we were settled into San Antonio for a few days at Fort Sam Houston. A brief reunion and lunch with our fellow full time Rv\u2019ers, Phil &amp; Stacy Farley at Southerleigh Fine food &amp; Brewery. Check them out on You Tube or Facebook at \u201cYou, Me and the RV\u201d. A trip to San Antonio isn\u2019t complete without a visit to Historic Market Square and dining at Mi Tierra Caf\u00e9 y Panaderia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">With New Orleans on our radar and still 556 miles away, we were eastbound, enduring rainy weather and suffering through the pothole perils of Interstate 10. We split our journey by spending the night at a Wal-Mart in Lake Charles, Louisiana. We have had success overnight stopping at Wal-Mart, usually you can tell within minutes if it\u2019s a safe place to park. We assess our surrounding and if it doesn\u2019t feel right then we simply move on. There are several phone\u00a0apps that provide free overnight RV parking information.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-4380 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4375'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/St-Bernard-SP-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/St-Bernard-SP-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/St-Bernard-SP-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/St-Bernard-SP-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/St-Bernard-SP-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/St-Bernard-SP-1040x780.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4369'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NOLA-Streetcar-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NOLA-Streetcar-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NOLA-Streetcar-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NOLA-Streetcar-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NOLA-Streetcar-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NOLA-Streetcar-1040x780.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-4380 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4363'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD2-e1555359678560-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD2-e1555359678560-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD2-e1555359678560-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD2-e1555359678560-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD2-e1555359678560-1040x1387.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4365'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD4-e1555357948627-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD4-e1555357948627-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD4-e1555357948627-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD4-e1555357948627-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD4-e1555357948627-1040x1387.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4364'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD3-e1555359617754-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD3-e1555359617754-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD3-e1555359617754-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD3-e1555359617754-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD3-e1555359617754-1040x1387.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4362'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD1-e1555359770606-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD1-e1555359770606-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD1-e1555359770606-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD1-e1555359770606-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/COD1-e1555359770606-1040x1387.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4377 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Tree-of-Life.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"6356\" height=\"2517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Tree-of-Life.jpg 6356w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Tree-of-Life-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Tree-of-Life-768x304.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Tree-of-Life-1024x406.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Tree-of-Life-370x147.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Tree-of-Life-1040x412.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6356px) 100vw, 6356px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Clear blue skies were a welcome sight as we completed our journey to NOLA. We stayed at St. Bernard State Park and were welcomed by our old Virginia Beach friends and RV full-time newcomers, Billy &amp; Darcy. They are westbound, we are heading back to Virginia. New Orleans seemed to be the ideal spot for a rendezvous. Deb and I had to revisit one of the \u201cCities of the Dead\u201d, we had a nice dog walk to discover the Tree of Life at Audubon Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-10' class='gallery galleryid-4380 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4391'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0311191112_HDR-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0311191112_HDR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0311191112_HDR-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0311191112_HDR-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0311191112_HDR-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0311191112_HDR-1040x780.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4371'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Parkway-PoBoys-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Parkway-PoBoys-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Parkway-PoBoys-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Parkway-PoBoys-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Parkway-PoBoys-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Parkway-PoBoys-1040x780.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4372'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PoBoy-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PoBoy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PoBoy-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PoBoy-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PoBoy-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PoBoy-1040x780.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/?attachment_id=4392'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0311191301-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0311191301-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0311191301-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0311191301-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0311191301-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/0311191301-1040x780.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">All of us went to the WWII Museum and we enjoyed \u201cPo-Boys\u201d at Parkway Bakery &amp; Tavern! It was nice see hometown friends traveling and adventuring across America. We shared experiences over a few beers &amp; campfires\u00a0agreeing that this \u201cfull-time RV life\u201d is a great way to transition into retirement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Next stop&#8230;Alabama!!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a winter break in Tucson, we were finally, once again, Always On Da Fly! Seemed very odd to be traveling east after all of the adventuring in the previous months were roads and routes taking us to western landmarks. Now our destination is the Old Dominion State of Virginia, but this will NOT be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-quote","hentry","category-ondafly-blog","post_format-post-format-quote"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4380"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4400,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4380\/revisions\/4400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysondafly.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}