USA 2012


Los Angeles, CA – Mile Marker 5,369

Well we have made it to LA – we are in the airport just finished pizzas at Wolfgang Puck for first dinner (second dinner will be on the plane). And LAX has free wifi ! The docket we received when we handed over the car showed we had travelled 5,369 […]


Las Vegas, NV – Mile Marker 4,993

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 […]


Flagstaff, AZ – Mile Marker 4,724

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 […]


Tucson, AZ – Mile Marker 4,414

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 […]


Tucson, AZ – Mile Marker 4,312

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 […]