11905 photos (just ours!), 2291 miles, 55.5 hours of driving, route 66 the Mother Road, 28 the magic number, 22 magnetic bottle openers, 9 hotels/motels, 3 US states, and 1 helicopter trip.
You’re gonna need a bigger radiator!
We had a Ford Expedition. It was huge and perfect for us with so much space and visibility in the back. Though we did notice that, strangely, the volume on the music would automatically get louder each time Mark started singing in the back!
The country is more behind in terms of technology and other things against the UK than I would expect. When paying by card, firstly they take the card, they are surprised when it asks for a pin number, and then they print a ticket that asks for you to manually write a figure for a tip and revised total, which then later amends the amount coming off your card.
I only saw the usual message about reusing towels in one hotel.
Roundabouts – in SF, Chad pulled up to one and mentioned drivers just don’t know what to do with them, only to be proven by the vehicle on the roundabout wanting to give way to us!
Everyone was so friendly, with loads of chats with strangers. The driving style was much more chilled than home too.
Half a peace sign – A Chad term, meaning the opposite of peace!
Bingo ticks
The Grand Canyon (and even more amazing in a helicopter)
SF bridge
Vegas baby
Route 66
Being called ma’am
Walking through saloon doors
A Texan saying “y’all”
Someone saying “how you doiin”, “have a nice day” and “across the pond”
Howdy beer
Trump’s plane
The Hollywood sign
An in line skater on Venice Beach
A coke lorry
Key lime pie!
Bingo fails
A show in the Vegas Sphere
A bear in the wild
Tumbleweed
Time travelling an hour on the Hoover Dam (a couple of weeks too early for this)
A make America great again hat
Tortoise not in captivity – a number of places told you to check under the car before you left.
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