We made it! We've travelled 4,800 miles, through 13 states, seen some wonderful sites and had the time of our lives. We're all totally knackered but already talking about next year's road trip... We only had 111 miles to travel today but the traffic through LA and the many traffic lights made our journey rather slow. We drove through Beverly Hills, saw the Hollywood sign and finally arrived Santa Monica at about 5pm Pacific Time. We had a little stroll to get o...

Goodbye Vegas - it's been fun but VERY hot. Heading off this morning through the Mohave National Preserve, we managed to end up going northbound and did an extra forty miles! Saw a great sign warning of tortoise in the road but unfortunately didn't see any. We did see a dead diamondback rattler though! Reaching Amboy (back on the 66) we saw the shoe tree and Roys Cafe before continuing to Newberry Springs where the Bagdad Cafe was full of French people (2 coac...

Well we certainly did have a lazy day today - a day by the lazy river just floating around - wonderful. I even enjoyed cooking a decent meal in a well equipped kitchen with washing machine/dryer and dishwasher - when you've only had a fridge and microwave for 5 weeks, it's quite exciting! Tomorrow we head back to Route 66 ...

Vegas with no money - uh oh! Skype to the rescue and we're sorted! Checked into our room (well, apartment/suite) for the next two nights, got some shopping (a full kitchen = decent home cooking) and set off into Vegas on the shuttle to New York New York where we were persuaded by Imogen to go on the outdoor rollercoaster which winds its way around the outside of the hotel. Walked most of the strip up to Stratosphere where I got her back. Three rides, Big Shot (h...

Leaving our cabin behind we followed the Extra Terrestrial Highway to Rachel where we had a drink at the Little A'Le'Inn. We didn't see any unusual activity apart from a lot of people stopping at the roadside - they were Geocaching - rather them than us with the extreme wildlife out here! Heading south we finally arrived in Vegas. Imogen was suitably impressed with our hotel room. We made the decision to walk to the Las Vegas sign (photo opportunity) instead of...