New Orleans

Two days in New Orleans Luisiana (NOLA)

Famous Bourbon Street

Beautiful Ironwork on Nola Houses

says it all... 

Checo with Kermit Ruffins

It was actually very good: delicious BBQ shrimp 

Texas

San Antonio and Houston 

Margaritas and dinner at Boudro's at the Riverwalk in San Antonio

In front of the Alamo, right next to our hotel Emily Morgan (named after the famous Yellow Rose of Texas)

Sunset over Downtown Houston

White Sands National Monument

White Sands National Monument

White Sands National Monument

On the road to Albuquerque

On our way to Albuquerque we drove along a part of the historic Route 66. In Williams we had a burger in the Cruisers Cafe. 

We drove through Northern Arizona and Nadine could not resist the sign by the road saying "Meteor crater 1 mile ahead" so we "discovered" this:  

Barringer Crater in Northern Arizona (1200 m diameter, 170 m deep and caused by a 50 m  diameter nickel-iron meteorite) 

Grand Canyon

In Grand Canyon we went camping again. 

Our nice little campsite, which we were lucky to have, since Nadine accidentally booked an equestrian campsite (that is a campsite for a horse). The ranger laughed at us and told us that he was wondering how a horse from NY would look.

Our dinner: freshly made guacamole, ribs and beer 

Our desert: campfire marshmallows 

Oh and we also had a look at the canyon... :) 

Monument Valley

Navajo Rider 

On a tour of monument valley

A 95-year old Navajo lady braiding Nadine's hair in typical Navajo fashion (Nadine was the only one in the group with long hair so she had to volunteer...)

Zion National Park

Some impressions from Zion National Park... 

Nadine's beer selection cooled in the campground creek. 

Hiking in Zion

It was worth the climb... what a view! 

Chipmunks: They look cute, but that's just camouflage. Truth is they are evil! This particular one pinched Nadine when trying to steal her sandwich.