Spurned by the ladybugs, we opted to head to Springs Preserve on Sunday. In the middle of the Mojave Desert, the Springs Preserve area was an oasis for early travelers. Las Vegas translated from Spanish is ‘the meadows’ and Springs Preserve is now 180 acres of trails, museums and botanical gardens about three miles from the Las Vegas Strip owned and operated by the Las Vegas Valley Water District. It’s an awesome place.
Read MoreWe plodded along the paths, snow crunching loudly under our footfalls. We noted different sounds in different parts of the fields… sometimes crrrr-unch, but sometimes a squeak and crunch. Most days a muted sun hovered low in the sky.
Read MoreIn our efforts to avoid interstates, we found ourselves meandering along country roads through small, rural southern towns basically heading east trying to stay in areas warm enough for camping. As usual though, we stumbled upon a rather unique National Park site that we just couldn’t resist… the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
