We are still here!!!

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Hi - Sorry have not 'blogged' in a while, finding Internet access is a pain in north US plus we have been hectic driving from state to state and even a small detour into Canada (wasn't planned!!)

Anyway - arrived in New York on time after a 12 hr flight and did a bit of shopping, visit to Broadway to see Wicked and a few drinks in the revolving restaurant at the top of the Marriott. (Dave remembered it was quite cool from your wedding Cheryl).

After that we picked up our 'compact car' which is as big as a UK family car!! We then set off up to Niagara and got extremely wet, both by the falls and the non stop rain!!! From there we took a four hr detour into Canada (best way according to the Sat Nav) before our drive to Chicago - more rain, rain and more rain!!! The back end of Ike apparently, so the baseball game we planned to see was cancelled! - gutted

Anyway we have today set off (early!!) from Chicago and arrived in a motel on our way to Mount Rushmore - a mega drive day over 800 miles on route 90. At least the sun is shining now we have headed west!

Tomorrow we head off to Mount rushmore and Crazy Horse before on to Yellowstone for a chill out for 5 days, then on to the party that is Vegas.

Will try to blog soon, but everywhere is Wi Fi so you need your own laptop which we have not got (yet!!!)

Hope you are all ok, Banking sounds like a place to try to get out of at the moment though..................

Love and big hugs ....xxxxx

Sorry this is a bit crap we are both shattered from driving - we are having fun and just about still speaking! xx

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Comments

[Daddy]

Driving - try Italy!!!!!!
Hi you both. Glad you are well and driving across America. We have just returned from driving across France and Italy!!! Italian drivers are M.A.D. and overtake on blind bends on mountain roads i n torrential rain, with one hand on the wheel and the other talking into their mobile!!!! Tunnel had a fire so we did not get back that way and had to go on the net for a ferry. Got back earlier than the tunnel anyway. Grandad fine, although he has managed to break his washing machine in our absence. Weather in Italy wasgood. Saw Pisa, Florence and Siena and opther places too, but we were up in mountains so no sea! Keep happy, catch u on rerturn Love Us allxxxxxxxxxx

[Richard Hallas]

All I am saying Dave is £3.50?

[Jean]

Hope you both enjoyed NY as much as me and I'm sure you will love Vegas - don't spend all your money. Lots of Love JEAN

[Beaney]

?????
Don't understand Mr Hallas........please explain.