Penola (whose name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning wild honeysuckle)  and the nearby Coonawarra Wine Region were our first stops on the inland route back toward Adelaide.  We did a historic walk…

We passed through Hahndorf again to snap a few photos and stock up on mettwurst and cheese for a road trip down the Limestone Coast, famous for red earth, red…

We had a nice drive through Adelaide Hills, with a destination of Hahndorf.  The town was settled by Lutheran migrants in 1838.  It’s now known as Australia’s oldest surviving German settlement.  There…

In Adelaide we were warmly welcomed by my second cousin Jean and her husband John, my second cousin Veronica, and her mother Mary, my great aunt.  Mary and Jean’s mother…

The Sixth Floor Museum The former Book Depository in Dealey Plaza, downtown Dallas, TX, houses the Sixth Floor Museum. Each exhibit chronicles the events leading up to John F. Kennedy’s assassination….

Rapid City, South Dakota, is a convenient place to stop on the way from Billings, MT to Sioux Falls, SD, just about half-way. It’s also a great jumping off point…

Having heard mention of the famous airplane graveyard on the east side of Tucson, we were excited to finally have time to check it out. The dry, sunny weather makes…