At 8am we met up with our intrepid tour group. Our tour guide called Casey Cagle is a real life cowboy. The group is a lot smaller than we expected and they all seemed really lovely. An aussie called Jess another called Hing, Mette from Denmark and John from Wales. What a team! WUSDA. We then boarded the hound dog, our van which pretty much became our home. Our first journey was towards Joshua Park. Filled with Joshua trees, the strangest shapes which look like ...

23rd Feb So, the journey begins from Edinburgh. Down to Heathrow early evening to stay with aunty Jane. She made a mean prawn curry and looked after us well :). Thanks for that. HK was pretty upset about giving up his bed but powered through like a trooper. 24th Feb Up at 5am to get set for the long haul flight. Jane did a real good job finding terminal 4. Actually a bit lost at one point. Saying goodbye to mum at the airport was an emotional moment. But, I kn...