Hello! The final leg of our American adventure has been really fun. Upon entering the vast state of Texas, we headed south straight to Big Bend National Park. Here, in the impressive open wilderness, we embarked on a sunset horse ride with a real cowboy called "Cory". We had a great time riding through canyons, up and over steep rocky hills, and past old abandoned quicksilver mines now no more than ghost towns. Big Bend is an exceptionally dry place and it hasn...

Hello! After our exciting time in Las Vegas, we headed to the outskirts of the desert city to pick up our campervan, or "RV". After the campervans we had in Australia and New Zealand, we were slightly unnerved by the size of the vehicle they expected us to drive halfway across the country. At 23 feet long, 9 feet wide and 13 feet high, our campervan resembles more a lorry than the converted hi-top vans we have been used to. Nevertheless, we have largely got us...

Hello! We have had a weird, wonderful and dazzling start to our time in America. After a monstrously long, but surprisingly bearable, flight of 12 hours from New Zealand, we landed in Los Angeles somewhat tired and confused. The fact that we lived the same day twice, and that the day in question happened to be St Patricks day, left us rather jaded indeed! Nevertheless, after a short rest in our Hollywood motel room, we ventured out to explore. The first thi...