Guadalupe Mountains

We had better luck with our National Park today! Guadalupe Mountains National Park lies only 43 miles south west of Carlsbad Caverns and it’s a new one for us. We arrived at the first visitor area by 9.30, ready to hike a part of the McKittrick Canyon Trail. It was…

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Jinxed?

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the American National Parks system so it’s appropriate ( but totally coincidental!) that today we planned to visit Carlsbad National Park. But sometimes plans go awry… We slept in a little later than usual this morning, and didn’t leave the hotel till after 9.…

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Traveling in Style

353 days ago I logged on the the Qantas website and blew an awful lot of Qantas Frequent Flyer points on 2 First Class tickets to Dallas, and I’d been keenly anticipating the flight ever since! As it turns out it was a real blessing as not only have I…

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