Day 1, Leg 1 Kidsgrove to London
11 August 2022
33 degrees…hot and clammy, Birla Moretti at Railway, Polly’s little pedal at Stoke….over
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Room 1...boiling sweat box
11 August 2022
Random bloke in the kitchen, baby crying upstairs, Mel in shower, I’m planning pub walk down the road to …
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4:30 AM start
12 August 2022
Worst sleep ever, doors banging, blokes talking, babies crying, Mel snoring….bus to airport £1.20 5:30am, cleared …
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Air France Lounge CDG
12 August 2022
Wines and champagne on tap….only 40 mins though let’s get guzzling
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Day 2 afternoon
14 August 2022
Millenium Park Coffee then walk to Millenium Park to see Cloud Gate or the “The Bean”, a sculpture by …
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Day 2 Chicago AM
14 August 2022
First full day, up at 6AM, body clock all over the place, walked 1.5 miles along Chicago river to Lou Mitchell’s …
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Day 2 Chicago Architecture Boat Trip
14 August 2022
Brilliant experience having a guided tour explain Chicago’s famous buildings and skyscrapers in detail, 70 dollars …
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Day 2 night
14 August 2022
Walked for Miles to see The Magnificent Mile,then went to Navy Pier to see the sight and get ready for the fireworks …
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Day 3 10:30 Chicago Greeter
14 August 2022
Met with our greeter for a 3 hour walk and talk around all things Chicago, fascinating insight into the architecture and …
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Day 3 Chicago Evening
17 August 2022
Rooftop bar at London Hluse for a beer and a voddie then Brewery Tap for a flight of beers then a Lou Malnati’s …
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Day 4 - Louisville
17 August 2022
Forgot about this day, oops! Louisville was amazing! Great authentic place, econo Lodge downtown great location, rough …
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Day 5 - Travel to Nashville
17 August 2022
Picked up the hire car, a Nissan Rogue Sport - mini SUV thing…very nice, better than expected! A bit hairy …
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Day 6 AM - Memphis
19 August 2022
Travelled to National Civil Rights Museum..amazing experience to see the struggle of racism throughout the US and also …
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Day 6 PM - Memphis
19 August 2022
Headed to our Airbnb on North Watkins Road about 2 miles out of town, beautiful house with all mod cons needed for …
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Day 7 - Graceland
19 August 2022
Wow wow wow. What a day. Amazing all round, to walk around the home of The King was off the scale. To see where he hung …
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Day 7 AM - Memphis
19 August 2022
Sun Studio - Incredible to see what is to many, the home of Rock ’n’ Roll…the tour was incredible, …
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Day 7 PM - Memphis
19 August 2022
Uber to Beale Street - Ghost River brewery for IPA’s and live music, great combo! Band were superb, ended up …
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Day 8 - Fort Smith
20 August 2022
5 hr drive from Memphis to Fort Smith, a former garrison town historically important during the frontier era. Weather …
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Day 9 - Oklahoma
20 August 2022
3 hr 30 drive to El Reno, stopped off first for essentials in Arkansas, baps, water, ham, cheese slices, somehow spent …
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Day 10 - Amarillo, Texas
22 August 2022
Weather shocking for the 4h30m drive to Amarillo. Our first step onto Route 66 though! Starting in El Reno and picking …
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Day 10 - Continued
23 August 2022
Assume there is a photo limit so this is the overflow :)
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Day 11 - Albuquerque, New Mexico
23 August 2022
Busy day ahead, Mel still laid up so struggle to get going so didn’t leave the Airbnb until 11am. Weather warming …
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Day 11 - Albuquerque Part 2
24 August 2022
Next stop EconoLodge Albuquerque old town - arrived in rush hour traffic - possibly the maddest drivers yet and what was …
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Day 12 am- Winslow, Arizona
26 August 2022
Started with a Breaking Bad mini tour of Albuquerque! Headed to The Pinkman’s house, then to Los Pollos Hermanos, …
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Day 12 pm
26 August 2022
Headed into Winslow and the La Pasada Hotel, a masterpiece of architecture designed by the famed Mary Jane Colter in …
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Day 13 am - Sedona
26 August 2022
Started with breakfast in Winslow, I had avocado on toast with cashews? Some kind of nut anyway and Mel had eggs. She …
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Day 13 pm - Sedona, AZ
26 August 2022
Travelled to the Sedona Lodge Hotel in the Village of Oak Creek, arrived about 5pm, weather still cool about 22 deg. …
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Day 14 am - Grand Canyon
26 August 2022
Big day ahead - up at 7am to hike to Bell Rock, stunning walk around the big butte, I cannot lie. Scenery gorgeous, …
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Day 15 am - Grand Canyon
27 August 2022
Up at 7am, prepped backpack for hike into Grand Canyon, Mel still ill so she stayed in bed. Packed 4 cheese, ham and …
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Day 16 - Kingman
28 August 2022
Realised I missed a day out, Kingman, AZ. A fun stop over town on route 66 with a nice route 66 museum and photo …
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Day 17 am - Las Vegas, NV
29 August 2022
Took a final look at the Canyon and make some video calls before heading off to Vegas baby! Headed majority of this …
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Day 17 pm - Las Vegas
1 September 2022
Wasn’t looking forward to driving in Central Las Vegas at rush hour, but turned out to be absolutely fine, the sat …
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Day 18 - Las Vegas Day 2
1 September 2022
Mel still ill so left her in bed, went to a lovely cafe Caffè Bottega off the Tuscany syites hotel about a mile off the …
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Day 19 - Las Vegas, NV Day 3
1 September 2022
Gave Mel a lie in because she hasn’t slept enough this holiday. Walked to try and sort discounted Beatles Love …
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Day 20 - Death Valley
1 September 2022
Woke about 8:30 (late for me) and started packing car for the journey. Mel got us a cold coffee each from downstairs and …
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Day 21 - Death Valley day 2
3 September 2022
Attempted to drive to Badwater basin as a day trip, got about 15 miles in to realise the only route into Death Valley …
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Day 22 - Sequioa National Park, Kernville, California
4 September 2022
Early start for busy day. Filled cooler with ice and water, had the shite brekky at the motel ( nutri grain bar, coffee …
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Day 23 - Sequioa day 2
4 September 2022
Woke about 9am today, packed the backpack full of waters etc. to attempt to walk to the town of Kernville which is about …
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Day 24 - Morro Bay,California
7 September 2022
Day 24 - Morro Bay, California. Up early for the 4 hour drive to Morro Bay, CA. This drive, in particular the drive …
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Day 25 - Morro Bay, CA day 2
7 September 2022
Up at 10am for our free Cinnamon Buns as part of the hotel complimentary breakfast, Mel queued for a good 45 …
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Day 26 - Santa Cruz, California
7 September 2022
Long day ahead - travelling along Highway 1 - one of the most spectacular drives in the World…along the West …
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Day 27 - Santa Cruz, CA day 2
10 September 2022
Lie in today until 10:30….bono’s. Walked along the Santa Cruz wharf to see the sea lions, always funny to …
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Day 28 - San Francisco, California
10 September 2022
Very warm again - low 90’s unheard of here in September. 2 hour journey. Up at 9am as realised car needed to be …
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Day 29 - San Francisco, CA, day 2
10 September 2022
Lie in this morning, watching Queenie news until 9:30. Booked a Golden Gate and Alcatraz boat trip for 12:30. Set off on …
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Day 30 - Home
10 September 2022
Up at 9:30 for the neverending journey home. Repacked and left a shed load of stuff for the homeless. I also look and …
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