So we started south in our rented Pontiac Grand Prix. Apparently you can't take convertables to LA. I hope thats not a sign of things to come... It's a nice car. 3.8 V6 automatic, a bit like driving a souped-up dodgem. Which is pretty much how you drive in America, happy days! HAlf an hour on the wrong side of the road and we were soon on the interstates. Lots of trees for 180 odd miles (and one giant gorilla, nothing else of note) before we stopped for lunch in ...

Crikey, Americas home for hobo's and mentalists. I think we managed to do all the touristy things. We went to the top of the Space Needle. Sadly I broke my camera so no photos of that. I purchased a new camera. We played Top Tramps, judging them on attributes such as clothing, hygene, facial hair and accessories (the lager drinking, pregnant, shoe-less crack w**** scored rather well). We were interveiwed for a radio station and I had to explain what CPR was ...

This should make the map look interesting... The road trip down the west coast of America begins!However, the Toronto to Vancouver via London (UK) leg took its toll and Michael Jackson (henceforth known as MJ) and myself spent a lazy day and a half acheiving next to nothing with the following exceptions: 1. Watching West Ham beat Bristol in a bar with 20 plus screens tuned to the match... Sadly no Americans in there to appreciate the beautiful game... And due t...

Back in good old Blighty... for about 30 hours... Well where else could you get your marks and sparks undercrakers from? They're so soft and comfy... Plus I didn't bother to rearrange my tickets but it's all for the best I'm sure... Like I may have mentioned before I get a free curry tonight, so its worth the 7000 odd mile round trip for that alone... Not really much to report here... The Tortoises and Cactii are still alive, so well done the parents... I've fin...

Howdy y'all Have spent a few days in and around Tornoto with Sue and John before heading back to the UK for a night (and one final curry before the road trip and New Zealand). We started this little leg of the tour with a wander around Toronto Island, where there isn't much to do except chase black squirrels and be told by your sister you're not allowed to go look at the nudist beach. We then looked for some good old North American culture by going to...