Thursday 24 JanThe Sonora Desert Museum is a zoo, natural history museum and botanical gardens all in one place and has displays of living animals and plants native to the Sonoran Desert Region. There are almost two miles of paths traversing 21 acres of desert. We were told by our landlady, Sharon, that this place was a "must see" for all visitors to Tucson and it definitely was. But, we hadn't been at the park long, when we heard an accent we recognise...

Monday 21 JanA long, long ride today of 300 miles and the first 100 having to be done on the Interstate. On the Interstate I notice a turn off for Dateland and a sign at a diner for the place of the "world famous Date Shake" and this reminds me of the New Zealand drink L&P which is "world famous in New Zealand".Off the Interstate and we are into real "Injun" country with names like Mohawk Valley and Tohono O'Odham Nation (althoug...