Hay- what a fantastic trip - excellent blog and great photos - I'll have to come and see you next time I come out to Portland.
14000 miles with no breakdowns.. Well done the three of you!
Love
Simon
Too Bad You Missed LA It's too bad you missed Los Angeles' portion of Route 66. Within the Route 66 corridor in Los Angeles County there are 34 National Register of Historic Places landmarks. The only vehicular tunnels ever to a part of Route 66 are in LA County. The oldest in-use bridge anywhere on Route 66 is in LA County. The first freeway portion of Route 66 is in LA County. The oldest museum in Los Angeles is along 66. Needless to say I could go on and on about other sites, sounds, and smells along 66 in LA, but hopefully this will be enough to pique your interest and have you come back, and let everyone else know that skipping the end of the Mother Road is a bad idea!
Tom and Faith at the Grand Canyon A really remarkable journey is coming to the end,but what an experiance for you both,you will remember it for the rest of your lives.Best photo of you both to date.
Many thanks Faith for keeping us up to date with all your bloggs,I am sure all who have followed your journey would like to pass on there thanks,so come on folks 3 cheers for Joey and Louie,
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Magna Carta Just read in the Daily Mail (UK) that the copy that you viewed is shortly to go on sale in New York,should you be interested I can let you have details,the estimated value is a cool $30 Million!!!!
Camping at Mesa Verde Oh,I love that photo and your comment Faith,you better believe it Tom, she takes after her father.Good to see you both looking so well.
Magna Carta Awesome that copies still exist, bearing in mind it was signed by King John at Runnymede on Thames, in England in 1215. King John was a rotten king, which was why the mighty barons of the time made him sign this original "bill of rights". Further on in his career he was trying to cross The Wash, a notorious bay of water in England and his Crown Jewels were lost overboard. He was so traumatized by their loss that he was consumed by fever and died!
Faith may remember seeing a copy of the Magna Carta when she was young. There is one in Lincoln Cathedral, in England.
Not absolutely sure on this, but I believe the Empire State Building, as well as being a present from France, was also built by the guys who built the Eiffel Tower.
Hi Faith and Friends Hi there
Looks like the trip is going amazingly well - I'm very envious. Thanks for the picture of Stef and Sharmini - they look great and the kids are so grown up.
Enjoy the rest of the trip
Big Love
Simon
Disney world What I want to know is - where is the photograph of you both on the Harley, complete with your Mickey Mouse ears on top of your crash helmets!!
Mum (Ros)
Faiths Shopping Trips! A word of advice Tom,do not let Faith have too many of them or you will not have room in your ' saddle bags' and you will have to resort to Wells Fargo.Yahoo!!
Hi everyone, and welcome to our Big Trip travel blog! As most of you know, we quit our jobs in Sri Lanka in May 2007 and are planning a cross country tour of the USA on our new Harley Davidson, starting 27th July 2007. Please check in regularly to check our progress (or lack of it!) We expect to be back to home base in Hood River, Oregon by early October...but anything could happen between now and then!... full info
Simon
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Hay- what a fantastic trip - excellent blog and great photos - I'll have to come and see you next time I come out to Portland. 14000 miles with no breakdowns.. Well done the three of you! Love Simon