Here we are in “Fabulous Las Vegas” – well that’s what the sign says but I’m still not convinced ! The longest part of the day was actually getting from the check-in desk to our room ! (not quite but these places – we are at “The Venetian” – are […]
In terms of vast dramatic and varied scenery, from what we have seen of the USA I would have to say that the Southwest must be pretty close to the top of the list ! We started out the day in the brown expanses of countryside surrounding Tucson and heading […]
We didn’t drive very far today but it was still a very full day. First stop was the Pima Air & Space Museum. This place is also known as the “Boneyard” as it is used to store old US forces planes, helicopters and plane parts. It is over 5,000 acres […]
What a long and eventful day we have had today – brushes with the law, a gunfight …… but back to the start. It was a short drive south to our first stop at White Sands National Monument. It is an area of gypsum that has been caught in a […]
More variations to the driving plan today after we got further yesterday than planned. First we back-tracked a little to visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park, about 20 miles from Carlsbad. After driving the flat countryside we headed off the main road into a rare hilly region and the road twisted […]
