Survivor Anderson

Now comes the fun part.

2011-07-12T08:31:00.001-07:00

13 hours to go. Destination: my own bed.

More from the museum

2011-07-10T18:23:00.001-07:00

YouTube Video

Naval Aviation Museum

2011-07-10T10:03:00.001-07:00

Moms are alone on the beach. Matt and I have kid duty at the museum. How did this happen?

Location:Fuel Farm Rd,Pensacola,United States

Blues and Beach

2011-07-10T06:49:00.000-07:00

We're on Blue Angels overload. We saw them practice on Thursday when we checked in. A full "dress rehearsal" for Friday afternoon. And then the main event itself on Saturday afternoon with 120,000 of our closest friends.

Alvin's

2011-07-08T17:49:00.001-07:00

Airbrush t-shirts and hermit crabs -- part of any beach vacation.

Location:Pensacola Beach Blvd,Gulf Breeze,United States

Beach!

2011-07-07T16:24:00.001-07:00

Made it in one piece. Checked in at 3:00. Blue Angels practiced the demo on Thursday as we unloaded the car. Pumped for the show on Friday and Saturday. Both families did not waste any time getting in the water.

YouTube Video

Location:Country Club Rd,Gulf Breeze,United States

USS Alabama

2011-07-07T15:22:00.001-07:00

Time killer until we can check in at Pensacola Beach. 6'6" would never work in a submarine.

YouTube Video

Made it to Mobile.

2011-07-06T19:12:00.001-07:00

Took a detour through Lucedale, MS to experience some fine dining. Long story...

11 hours from Conway to Mobile, start to finish. This crew will set no speed records, but we sure smell the roses along the way.

Location:Montlimar Dr,Mobile,United States

Conway - Memphis - Day 2

2011-07-06T09:39:00.001-07:00

Made it to Conway last night to see the cousins and eat pizza at Larry's. Left this morning. Slow motion travel when you have 10 in your families. Karen made us stop in West Memphis for lunch. Pancho's!

Location:E Woodlawn Dr,West Memphis,United States

The Journey Continues...

2011-07-05T15:40:00.001-07:00

Back on the road! It's July and that means it's time for Blue Angels Weekend at Pensacola Beach.

Location:Ward,United States

All Good Things...

2009-12-30T21:23:00.000-08:00

...eventually wear you completely out to the point that you promise yourself you'll never do anything like this again.

What an adventure! It was a great trip with great memories made.

So many photos...

2009-12-30T17:44:00.001-08:00

In fact, way too many photos for the blog to handle. Look here instead for the day by day galleries...

http://gallery.me.com/hotelfox

Timed it perfectly.

2009-12-29T13:37:00.000-08:00

It's like we're the only ones here.

Disneyland!

2009-12-29T13:00:00.000-08:00

It's a small world. But not as small as that RV!

Hollywood at night

2009-12-28T17:40:00.000-08:00

A bunch of famous names in the sidewalk, a Chinese theater, and some
very strange people walking around. No, other than us.

RV'ers no more!

2009-12-28T14:04:00.001-08:00

We turned in the RV (whew!) and packed ourselves into a minivan. Time
to tackle LA. Eating a late lunch on Santa Monica Pier. Dining on
some Bubba Gump shrimp. Stupid is as stupid does.

RV Day 7

2009-12-28T09:39:00.001-08:00

This is an automatic Update from the RV stop No sign of life stop It
is believed that the parents abandoned their young and ran wildly into
the deserts of Palm Springs stop RV on autopilot returning to base
stop last voice recordings indicated heated exchanges among all
occupants stop

Sent from my iPhone

Healing Hot Springs?

2009-12-27T16:02:00.000-08:00

The signs around here say they are, but I'm a skeptic. Either way,
the constant 115 degree hot spring water seems to be a big hit with
the RV ladies this afternoon. Not to fear: Aaron is swimming like a
mad man in the bigger pool behind the camera.

Questions about rocks in desert.

2009-12-27T09:56:00.000-08:00

We're in need of our family geologist.

Tonight will be in a quiet desert.

2009-12-26T15:29:00.000-08:00

Quiet in the desert but not our RV, of course. Hello from Anza-
Borrego Desert. Amazing terrain surrounding us. So many hikes, so
little time. That's Aaron practicing to be a cactus.

RV Toilet Confessionals

2009-12-26T07:29:00.000-08:00

Christmas at Sea World

2009-12-25T14:18:00.000-08:00

Nothing says Merry Christmas quite like a tank full of piranhas. But
all the same...a very merry Christmas to all our family and friends!

Merry Christmas from the Andersons!

2009-12-25T06:30:00.000-08:00

On vacation but...

2009-12-24T18:43:00.000-08:00

...still remembering the Reason for the Season on this Christmas Eve.
Through the power of Google Maps, we found First United Methodist in
San Diego. Our church home for tonight, but don't worry, Rogers CUMC
-- we'll be back.

For all you Mac fans...

2009-12-24T13:01:00.000-08:00

...that's a Snow Leopard at the San Diego Zoo!

RV Fajitas last night

2009-12-24T12:58:00.000-08:00

Who needs a big kitchen? Sink, cooktop, fridge...all without taking a
step! Karen loves the efficiency.

Winter weather?

2009-12-24T11:07:00.001-08:00

What's all this nonsense about a foot of snow?? It's sunny and 65 in
San Diego today!

First stop in San Diego

2009-12-24T10:18:00.000-08:00

Returning Aaron to the monkey cages.

Breakfast with ducks in San Diego.

2009-12-24T08:26:00.000-08:00

Legoland

2009-12-23T12:03:00.000-08:00

Making our way south to San Diego, but a stop in Carlsbad first.
Aaron is ALL about Legoland. He just told me he wants to live here the
rest of his life.

San Clemente

2009-12-23T09:58:00.000-08:00

Just found San Clemente beach and pier by accident. Great find! More
wave tag and surfer watching.

Doheny State Beach

2009-12-22T21:25:00.000-08:00

End of Day 1 in the RV. Can't believe I drove this 31 foot beast for
90 miles on the freeways of LA. Traffic is nuts. Calm beach and
amazing sunset were a nice change.

Beach!

2009-12-22T16:19:00.000-08:00

We came all the way to California to...

2009-12-22T13:42:00.000-08:00

...buy everyone in the family knitting supplies.

RV there yet?

2009-12-22T10:37:00.001-08:00

Still in Denver.

2009-12-21T17:47:00.000-08:00

Should have been to LAX long ago. Pesky fuel valve on the 737.

Zoey knitting...

2009-12-21T16:58:00.001-08:00

....with mechanical pencils. No surprise there.

Aaron's view all afternoon in Denver.

2009-12-21T16:56:00.001-08:00

Better than Disneyland.

2009-12-21T16:38:00.000-08:00

We're trying too hard to entertain the kids. Aaron has been on this new "ride" several times now.

Denver and all is well.

2009-12-21T13:21:00.000-08:00

Try getting a family of 6 through TSA security. That's no small feat.
Made it to Denver now with the snow-capped Rockies in the distance.
Our flight to LAX has been delayed a couple of hours. But all is well--
Logan is hanging in there.

Great Beginnings

2009-12-21T05:28:00.001-08:00

Well, Logan was up until 4:15 this morning throwing up. She was
number 2 to succumb to the stomach virus. We leave for Tulsa at 9:30
and expect to arrive in LA at 4:30 pacific. I'd say we are off to a
FABULOUS start!

California, here we come.

2009-12-20T15:09:00.001-08:00

This is the trip in a nutshell -- basically a loop through southern California. The itinerary will be one night on the beach south of L.A., three nights in San Diego, one night in the Anza-Borrego desert, and one night in Palm Springs. Read all about it at Tracks & Trails.

http://www.tracks-trails.com/san-diego--palm-springs-and-anza-borrego-desert

Let the Adventures Begin

2009-12-18T19:42:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Survivor Anderson. We hope to make this our new travel blog -- not just for our upcoming trip over Christmas, but for many of our future travel adventures yet to come. But for now, stay tuned for updates as the Anderson family travels to southern California over Christmas break 2009.