Texas Archives - Nomad Life Kiwi https://nomadlife.kiwi/category/countries/u-s-a/texas/ Travel, Adventure, Fun Fri, 15 Mar 2024 05:25:33 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://nomadlife.kiwi/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-nomadlife-icon-kiwi-1-32x32.jpg Texas Archives - Nomad Life Kiwi https://nomadlife.kiwi/category/countries/u-s-a/texas/ 32 32 Getting Cooler https://nomadlife.kiwi/getting-cooler/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 12:05:00 +0000 https://www.wheresjo.com/?p=4141 We had a restful night in the Davy Crockett National Forest during our first night in the van. We left the air conditioning on all night, which helped us sleep comfortably. Our plan was to …

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]]> Moving on https://nomadlife.kiwi/moving-on/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 13:37:00 +0000 https://www.wheresjo.com/?p=4139 We bid farewell to our furry companions and departed from our housesit at 8 am. Thankfully, the weather was cooler today, around 35 degrees with 93 percent humidity. The overcast sky prevented it from getting …

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]]> The Air Conditioning Saga https://nomadlife.kiwi/the-air-conditioning-saga/ Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:31:13 +0000 http://www.wheresjo.com/?p=4137 Today started off like any other day, with Mike deciding to bake some bread. As he got busy in the kitchen, I noticed the temperature creeping up inside the house. With the dog panting beside …

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]]> The Storm https://nomadlife.kiwi/the-storm/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 17:04:22 +0000 http://www.wheresjo.com/?p=4134 As the rain hammered against the windowpanes, the booming thunder jolted me from my cozy spot on the couch. It was one of those stormy nights you can’t help but be drawn to, despite the …

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]]> Visiting some Small Texas Towns https://nomadlife.kiwi/visiting-some-small-texas-towns/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 12:54:00 +0000 http://www.wheresjo.com/?p=4132 Waking up at the crack of dawn, around 6 am, has its perks – mainly, beating the scorching heat. But sometimes, it feels like we’re already battling the heat by then. Today, we decided to …

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]]> Austin Texas, The Heat, and The Dogs https://nomadlife.kiwi/austin-texas-the-heat-and-the-dogs/ Tue, 13 Jun 2023 13:05:51 +0000 http://www.wheresjo.com/?p=4128 The alarm chimes in my ear, jolting me awake. It’s 6am, time to get up and walk the dog. In my comatose state I put on my clothes, remembering to shake them out first. In …

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]]> Day 24, 25 – Scorpions and Sewerage https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-24-25-scorpions-and-sewerage/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:01:06 +0000 http://www.wheresjo.com/?p=4116 To think I was scared of ticks, when a freaking scorpion just scurried across the kitchen floor. Thankfully Mike noticed it, put a glass over it, then slid some cardboard underneath and took it outside. …

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]]> Day 21, 22 – Housesit https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-21-22-housesit/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 23:00:53 +0000 http://www.wheresjo.com/?p=4110 We arrived at our housesit and met Jane, our housesit host. We’re staying in a 2 bedroom house that’s been recently renovated, and the most important thing is, it has air-conditioning. We are on 1 …

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]]> Day 19 and 20 – We Made It! https://nomadlife.kiwi/day-19-and-20-we-made-it/ Tue, 30 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000 http://www.wheresjo.com/?p=4108 After a long days driving, we finally made it to Bastrop, Texas. We pulled into the state park, about 7 miles from our housesit. The camp office was closed, so we chose a spot with …

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