Not much to tell today, we took it very easy. It was a hot day, 25+, sunny and dry. Deciding we could fit in just a little more if we replaced our soft bag with a full sized suitcase we ventured out into the retail world. At Target we bought a big expandable case for $90. Having seen a few things along the way at way less than at home we hit a pharmacy and bought some bits and pieces like Venus blades, floss, mouth wash and deodorants, all at half the price we...

Up early for a change to find there was only decaf coffee at breakfast WTF?? Luckily I had stashed a few coffee bags along the way so we were able to make some real stuff in our room. It's another gorgeous sunny, cloud free Southern autumn day, 25C the expected top. The plan this morning was to tour Gracelands. Neither of us are really old enough to be Elvis fans but like other icons of that era, Marilyn etc we've both grown up with their images, their old mov...

Today was a relaxing day doing very little. We headed to the Dallas Farmers Market which had some seriously fresh fruit and veg at excellent prices so we stocked up. We checked out a local marine store which stocked a lot of Aussie corals and fish at prices that surprised us. Having spoken to the main importer we have a pretty good idea of what they are paying so IMO they should wear a bandits mask asking the prices they are lol A Walmart roast chook & fr...

We started the day off by heading to the car rental place & picked up our car for the next 7 weeks, a Mazda 6 which so far is a great ride. Next stop was Target to buy a GPS complete with very cool bean bag kind of thing to mount it on so no need to attach it to the dash, just lift it on & off. We also took the opportunity to stock up on some basics, washing up stuff, tissues, breakfast supplies etc. taking the easy way out we hit Denny's for breakfast, ...

After a late start post yesterdays Yosemite excursion we mooched around a little, checked out the local Walmart & headed to Oakland airport for our 2.30 flight to Dallas Flight left on time, southwest have an unusual boarding system first to check in gets on first & no seats are allocated, you get what's available when you board. The flight went first to Albuquerque then on to Dallas, well that was the plan......... As we approached Dallas there was a ...