Category Archives: Animals

A Day at the Capes

Posted on June 13, 2019 by TheJessicaness

It’s still raining when we reach North Carolina, but the coastline lacks the crying clouds, so we’re able to spend the day exploring two capes — places we lived close to for years while stationed in Norfolk, but somehow hadn’t … Continue reading →

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East Coast of Florida

Posted on June 12, 2019 by TheJessicaness

We awake near Lake Okeechobee and drive to Haulover Canal to gaze at the manatees and dream of one day getting the chance to dive with them and linger until someone else shows up and breaks the silence. The canal … Continue reading →

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Da Keys

Posted on June 11, 2019 by TheJessicaness

We planned this detour of our route from San Diego to Norfolk to get in some diving with our new gear. We took Nitrox tanks out with Lost Reef Adventures to the Cayman Salvage Master and Joe’s Tug, where we … Continue reading →

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Port Arthur to Pensacola

Posted on June 7, 2019 by TheJessicaness

Another early morning, though the sun is already up, we’ve got two of the longest bridges (Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and Atchafalaya Basin Bridge) in the US to cross, with another twenty miles of other elevated roadways over swamps, bayous, and … Continue reading →

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Fort Stockton to Port Arthur

Posted on June 6, 2019 by TheJessicaness

We stayed at a semi-nice hotel, but didn’t take the time to enjoy their namesake, an indoor pool area with plants, an atrium with a hot tub. It felt weird being back in Texas after four years; the last time … Continue reading →

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