USA 2022

Day 2

4 August 2022

Kuka Training

Coffee time

Pint white lion Barthomley

4 August 2022

Beartown Brewery

5 August 2022

Lovely pint

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

First meal

11 August 2022

Chicken sharer for Mel, beef and ale pie for me

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 …

Stella and diet coke £9

11 August 2022

Laandaaann

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 …

Air France Lounge CDG

12 August 2022

Wines and champagne on tap….only 40 mins though let’s get guzzling

Business class Air France

13 August 2022

Lovely way to travel

Chicago O Hare

13 August 2022

Security queues outrageous

2.5 hrs !

Club Quarters Chicago

13 August 2022

Cracking location

Room with a view

Riding tbe Blue line

13 August 2022

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Day 3 Chicago AM

14 August 2022

Corner cafe for coffee and croissant

Day 3 lunch

14 August 2022

Ridiculous

The nachos were a starter! Wtf

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 …

Day 4 - Louisville

17 August 2022

Forgot about this day, oops!

Louisville was amazing! Great authentic place, econo Lodge downtown great location, rough …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

Day 8 - Fort Smith

22 August 2022

5 hr drive from Memphis to Fort Smith, a former garrison town historically important during the frontier era. Weather …

Day 9 - Oklahoma

22 August 2022

3 hr 30 drive to El Reno, stopped off first for essentials in Arkansas, baps, water, ham, cheese slices, somehow spent …

Day 10 - Continued

23 August 2022

Assume there is a photo limit so this is the overflow :)

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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, …

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 …

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 …

Day 16 - Kingman

31 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …