It's a new year, it's a new day and we're finally about to leave this amazing continent to explore some of South America before we go home to Australia. Having a bed to crash on at Emily and Matts place in Calgary for the last couple of weeks made it much easier to sort through our mountain of stuff and sell the car, and we were still close enough to visit a few mates in Banff! Even with the comfort of family and familiar territory, we only just got everything ...

We've just crossed the border back into Canada! The guard barely gave us a second glance - much smoother than the US customs! The road signs say 100 miles per hour... WHAT? No, that's 100 km per hour. Good old familiar territory! And the weather isn't even that bad. Not compared to the insane winds and blizzards we drove through in Montana and Wyoming over the last week! After days of driving through the great plains of Kansas and Missouri, our first stop in...

After a few long, tired days of driving and interstate rest stops, we are finally slowing down as we approach the grand Rocky Mountains of Colorado! We definitely expected to see more snow here, but apparently it's been unusually warm for this time of year. It's been great weather for driving actually, despite the brief snow scare on the way north to St Louis from Memphis. We drove north to the city of St Louis in Missouri for one reason - to watch an Americ...

We weren't sure what to expect from Memphis, so were pleasantly surprised to find it one of the more raw, real and, in its own way, quaint cities we have come across. It had the same culture, deep love of music and historical pride of New Orleans but showed it in a more humble, subtle, bluesy way. We were in Memphis just long enough to check out some of the major cultural sights and appreciate the tasty eateries which have come to define this city. We learnt...

After over two months of meandering along the west coast and zigzagging through the southern states, the weather is definitely cooling down and ironically it seems time to start heading back towards Canada. All our meandering has meant it has taken us longer to reach the south than we expected and although there are no regrets, it has meant we have had to forgo our original plan to drive back up the east coast. Instead, we are heading straight back to familiar te...