We spent a night in Zion National Park but because it was the beginning of the spring break season, we didn’t pre book the campsite and it was reservation only no first in first served, even though spring break is only one week for the students, it takes 6 weeks for...

We are backtracking the next couple of weeks, as I didn’t get to experience the National Parks from Death Valley to Zion. Before heading back we attended the Renaissance Festival just outside of Phoenix which was a great day.  It is amazing how you can create a whole...

 From New Orleans we headed across the bottom of Texas from Houston, San Antonio to El Paso via the Hill Country where we visited President LBJs ranch which is now a state/national park which also houses the small farm house where he was born.  He was a popular...

When visiting Mobile Alabama, we came across some statues in the park, these statues are dedicated to Mobile, Alabama being the birthplace for Mardi Gras in the USA in 1703 as a French Catholic tradition. Originating in medieval Europe in the 17th Century through Rome...

Hi y’all from the south of USA, this week we have visited Florida, Alabama and Mississippi and we have definitely experienced three different cultures and dialects. When in Florida everyone would finish their sentences with yes sir or yes ma’am.  At first we couldn’t...

After 3 weeks travelling and living out of the car it was great to stop and get an AIRBNB for a week of maintenance.  The car has been travelling really well but it was important for us to ensure that it is maintained really well. We have a pretty good routine when we...

With the weather warming up we spent more time relaxing and enjoying nature and history.  I have found out that I enjoy watching and getting Digby to photograph birds, which is something I didn’t think I would be in to. We attended our first ever Pow Wow at the...

What a surprise St Augustine was, known as the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement founded by Spanish in 1565 and it still has that Spanish feel with buildings, entrance gates to the city and the narrow roads.The trolley service is worth the price if you...

Well this week saw us explore Charleston and Savannah, when I think of these towns’ visions of large plantations with great houses and swamp land with great oak trees covered in Spanish moss (not Spanish and not a moss) come to mind.There are plantations to visit but...

Well it was a cold and dreary day when we left Philly and headed west, first for a quick stop at Gettysburg, we have been to Gettysburg before and am in awe at the amount of statues, monuments and memorials that are in this one small location – 1328!It was nice to...

This week is our final week in Philadelphia, Amy got a basketball match in but due to the cost of tickets for the football we decided to compromise, so we watched the game at the local sports bar, which she was happy with. We hit the pavement as Philly is known for...

Well the news from home is still devasting with the fires raging on, we didn’t realise how bad it was until we starting reading all the stories coming out.  So hopefully everyone is keeping well and surviving ok our thoughts are with you. This week we continued with...

A quiet week this week, unfortunately not the white Christmas that we hoped to have with Amy just a cold one! We did have a little snow fall but it melted pretty quickly.  Whilst family and friends spent the day either at the beach or in the pool we had the pleasure...

Well after LA, New York and now Philadelphia, Digby and I agree that we are not big city folk.  We are currently staying in an Airbnb which is a typical row house which is nice and convenient to town and public transport. Row houses are defined as houses that line a...

With Michelle back in the country and some 1600 miles still ahead of me, it was time to get serious and get to the east coast.  As I headed through the top part of Texas, the country side was littered with wind turbines for as far as the eye could see. Part of the old...

With Australia in drought and areas ravished with bush fires, the US is not immune from mother nature either. A large storm is making its way from the west through to the east with large snow dumps. Since leaving Glen Canyon, I have been trying to stay ahead of it.In...

Las Vegas was a great town to pick up a cheap steak dinner and if you’re lucky you may pick up a small win to pay for your night. Casino motels expect you to play $5 on their machines to get a dinner voucher, I did that and had a small win, so my meal & nights...