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A Brief Diversion Tuesday 27 March 2001 - Saturday 31 March 2001 Five days of pretty constant driving, interspersed with the odd break for sightseeing and overnight motels (which at least gave us the chance to have a bath rather than the ubiquitous showers). We slept at: Amarillo, Texas; Shreveport, Louisiana; Pensacola, Florida;... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/a_brief_diversion.htm	25.2k
Alberta Wednesday 11 July 2001 - Thursday 12 July 2001 Two consecutive nights in the same place - luxury. Actually, this isn't strictly true as the place was Wabasso Campground in Jasper National Park, which is very pretty but lacking in any facilities except for a toilet block. We tried to get into a site with facilities,... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/alberta.htm	9.4k
Arizona Thursday 3 May 2001 - Saturday 5 May 2001 A leisurely drive west along the I40 to Holbrook / Petrified Forest KOA, Holbrook, Arizona, which is on the old Route 66. Holbrook boasts the only 90� turn in route 66; they must be desperate if this is all they can come up with as a claim to fame, but they do also have... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/arizona.htm	56.3k
Back East Again Monday 22 April 2002 - Friday 26 April 2002 Day 1: Headed out eastwards at 8.35am after saying our goodbyes. Stopped off at WalMart for groceries and Camping World for a sewer valve - the handle broke this morning as we were packing up - then we went up into the Sierra Madre to about 7,200', where there was still... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/back_east_again.htm	12.7k
Boston Wednesday 6 September 2000 Sun Country Air flight to Boston, via Minneapolis so we can tick off Minnesota on our list of states visited. We'd assumed that the derisory cost of the tickets meant that there would be no in-flight meals and stocked up on food, but there were a couple of sandwiches and some bickies... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/boston.htm	42.7k
British Columbia Friday 29 June 2001 First night in Canada this time round at Hope Valley Campground, Hope, with beautiful views of the mountains. Lucky to get in as it's a holiday weekend (Canada Day on 1st July). Only 15A electrics, though, which kept tripping out through no fault of ours; eventually got the breaker replaced.... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/british_columbia.htm#After_Alberta	26.3k
California Sunday 17 June 2001 - Tuesday 19 June 2001 We'd both wanted to see giant redwoods, but hadn't planned to get into California this time round. However, we noticed by accident that the redwood forests extend right up into northern California, so being in southern Oregon we made an exception and went to Salmon Harbour... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/california.htm#After_Arizona	46.5k
Canadian Rockies Saturday 26 August 2000 Our trip started well. The train we were due to catch from Reading to Gatwick broke down before even leaving the station, and no replacement was put on. The next one - an hour later - was delayed all the way, and panic was starting to set in by the time we arrived nearly two hours late.... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/canadian_rockies.htm	25.4k
Cape Cod Tuesday 19 September 2000 Cape Cod is the favourite North East US holiday destination. It's a peninsula surrounded by sandy beaches backed by sand dunes... ... and tourist-oriented towns and villages: very pretty, with lots of historic buildings and traditional New England architecture ... We arrived after Labour... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/cape_cod.htm	12.8k
Eastbury Our Home Town This is our home town, or more accurately village as its population is around 250. It's mostly hidden in the valley, but you can see bits of it sticking up. Eastbury is a beautiful village in West Berkshire, about 50 miles west of London. For those of you who don't know this area or possibly even... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/eastbury.htm#Back_Home	17.3k
Florida Wednesday 29 November 2000 Uneventful 100 mile trip to St Augustine Beach KOA campground, stopping off at the Visitor Centre on the I95 for the traditional free map and huge numbers of brochures. Seems quite pleasant; cool and raining on arrival, but can't blame the campsite for that. The price was $8 a day more... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/florida.htm	79.9k
Georgia Monday 20 November 2000 Oh joy - it's dry for packing up and travelling. Doing it in the rain is a real pain: you get wet and muddy, the inside of the trailer gets wet and muddy, and you have to clean up at your destination before you can unpack. Only about 100 miles this time down to Whispering Pines RV Park... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/georgia.htm	24.7k
Idaho Idaho is famous for potatoes, nothing else. Actually, that's not strictly true, although their license plate tag line really is 'Famous Potatoes'. It also has some great scenery, and a large number of loony far-right survivalist groups who have tended to congregate up in the panhandle near Canada. At least it... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/idaho.htm	11.2k
Illinois Wednesday 29 August 2001 - Thursday 30 August 2001 Arrived at Empress Casino RV Park in Joliet, the nearest campsite to Chicago although it's around 40 miles away. This is Joliet as in Joliet Jake Blues of the Blues Brothers; it's a large industrial town full of and surrounded by factories, although the casino... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/illinois.htm	13.8k
Iowa Monday 27 August 2001 Stayed at the Onawa Blue Lake KOA. Western Iowa is flat: completely, mind-numbingly flat, and covered in cornfields. This view from the campsite is typical of the exciting vistas that await you ... Iowa is also the home state of Radar O'Reilly in M.A.S.H., although he comes from Ottumwa in... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/iowa.htm	10.7k
Long Trek Having been traveling solidly for about 15 months, we thought it would be nice to stay in one place for a month or two, unwind, and maybe get to know few people. With winter coming on somewhere southern was called for, and as we were in Florida all last winter we decided on Arizona which was recommended by a number... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/long_trek.htm	22.1k
Louisiana Thursday 22 February 2001 - Wednesday 28 February 2001 This was our longest trip to date - 355 miles taking in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and ending up at La Place Trailer Park and Campground about 30 miles from New Orleans in Louisiana. Incidentally, the major road surfaces in Louisiana are truly awful: concrete... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/louisiana.htm	25.6k
Maine Sunday 14 October 2001 Well, what a surprise. At the border there was a queue of about four cars which took seven minutes to be dealt with, rather than the three hours which they'd warned about on the radio, and then it was our turn. We told them we were British, and braced ourselves for the usual minute inspection... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/maine.htm	13.0k
Maryland Friday 20 October 2000 Longest drive so far - 280 miles - down to College Park between Baltimore and Washington DC. The I95 which we were on most of the way actually has service stations along it which helped enormously; on all the Interstates we've driven on so far you have to come off and then rejoin them if... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/maryland.htm	16.2k
Massachusetts The more perceptive amongst you will have noticed that some of the places we've visited so far (Boston, Cape Cod) are in fact in Massachusetts. Well done. However, the travelling proper, with trailer, didn't start until we went up into New Hampshire, so that's where the state-by-state descriptions begin. That's... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/massachusetts.htm	10.4k
Michigan Monday 3 September 2001 Passed through Kalamazoo (lit. boiling waters in local Indian language), home of the world's first shopping mall although we didn't bother to visit, followed by Lansing, home of Roseanne, and finally stopped after dark at Hickory Lake Campground in the small town of Perry. Watched a TV... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/michigan.htm	8.7k
Montana Saturday 11 August 2001 Had a cup of tea and read the Guardian in the sunshine at an outdoor table in the campground, which felt very civilized and peaceful except for the noise of the Harley Davidsons starting up as the bikers who had been staying in the motel set off for the day. Lunch in Mullan, Idaho (popn.... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/montana.htm	13.7k
Music Fancy a little more tasteful American Midi music? Click one of these ... America the Beautiful American Pie Dixie Don't Fence Me In El Paso Home on the Range Jambalaya Saint Louis Blues Star Spangled Banner Swanee http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/music.htm	10.3k
Nevada Sunday 13 May 2001 - Monday 14 May 2001 A long and tiring 360 mile drive to Longstreet Inn, Casino and RV Park, in the south-west corner of Nevada just about 100 yards before it becomes California. The Inn ... ... is a little oasis in the middle of nowhere ... ... it has chalets, a large RV park which costs a... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/nevada.htm	19.1k
New Brunswick Saturday 15 September 2001 All day drive, arriving at dusk in Sugarloaf Provincial Park Campground near Campbellton in New Brunswick, one of the three Maritime Provinces (the other two being Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia). This is about the nicest campground we've found for ages: plenty of space, beautiful... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/new_brunswick.htm	19.4k
New Hampshire Saturday 30 September 2000 Our first big moving day. We were heading for Twin Mountains KOA Campground in the northern part of New Hampshire, about 200 miles away. (KOA - Kampgrounds Of America - is a franchised group of campsites which tend to be more expensive than most but which are meant to have good quality... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/new_hampshire.htm	19.0k
New Mexico Friday 16 March 2001 - Saturday 17 March 2001 Today, off to Rio Penasco RV Camp at Mayhill, New Mexico where we doubled the number of guests by arriving. This was the second campsite we tried; the first one was still closed for the winter so we were pretty much out of season. Mind you, we found out why overnight... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/new_mexico.htm	22.3k
New York Monday 16 October 2000 A four hour drive via Connecticut to Plattekill in rural New York state, about 70 miles due north of New York City. Lovely leafy campsite, easy internet access (hurrah) and free cable TV! Signed up for the next day's coach trip to NYC as an easy and useful introduction to the place. Did... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/new_york.htm	12.2k
North Carolina Saturday 11 November 2000 Drove due west to Asheville, in the north-west sticky-out bit of North Carolina. Bought another blanket on the way at our friends WalMart, as it's supposed to be even colder than where we were. On arrival at the campsite at around teatime, we were warned to disconnect and drain our water... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/north_carolina.htm	11.8k
Nova Scotia Thursday 27 September 2001 Packed up in the misty rain, and drove back across the mighty bridge into New Brunswick and thence into Nova Scotia. Stopped at the wonderfully named Pugwash for a lobster roll, not something you get at many cafes in England, then plodded along the north coast scenic drive until dusk... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/nova_scotia.htm	20.7k
Ohio Saturday 27 April 2002 - Friday 3 May 2002 A dramatic change in the countryside as we drove south-east through Illinois, Indiana and finally into Ohio; leaves and blossom appeared on the trees, crops grew in the fields and everything was suddenly warmer and springlike (despite the pouring rain). After hooking... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/ohio.htm	13.1k
Ontario Tuesday 4 September 2001 - Wednesday 5 September 2001 Over the border at Sarnia, where for the first time we didn't have to go through immigration - just showed our passports at the booth, answered a few questions and got waved through. We'd been given a six-month entry stamp when we went into British Columbia... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/ontario.htm	21.0k
Oregon Wednesday 13 June 2001 To Bend Kampground, Bend, an undistinguished campsite which gives no discounts at all: disgusting. On the way we stopped at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; the beds are in green sandstone hillsides whose material washes downstream to form pretty green puddles ... Unfortunately,... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/oregon.htm	17.7k
Prince Edward Island Sunday 23 September 2001 - Wednesday 26 September 2001 Drove to Holiday Haven Campground and RV Park on Prince Edward Island (PEI) via the Confederation Bridge, completed in 1997 with private finance although it has to be handed over to Canada after 35 years. Prior to this PEI was only accessible via boat or plane.... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/prince_edward_island.htm	15.4k
Quebec Tuesday 11 September 2001 - Wednesday 12 September 2001 We switched on the television this morning in the middle of the terrorist attacks in the US, about five minutes before the second plane hit the World Trade Centre. What a nightmare. We watched for the rest of the day, excluding the time it took us to get... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/quebec.htm	12.6k
Quiz For anyone considering a visit to the good ol' US of A, it may be worth your while doing this quiz to see if you are temperamentally suited to the country and its way of life. You could find it a bit too much of a culture shock, so it's a good idea to be prepared. Warning: if you are actually American and have... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/quiz.htm	3.8k
Quiz Questions Now take a look at the Quiz Result to see how you did ... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/quiz_part_1.htm	2.9k
Quiz Result Offended? Well, don't say you weren't warned. http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/quiz_part_2.htm	2.9k
South Carolina Monday 13 November 2000 Another crisp morning, followed by a 300 mile drive - our longest yet - down to Charleston, SC. Stopped on the way at Columbia, the state capital, for petrol and lunch, and stumbled on CiCi's Pizza which does an all-you-can-eat buffet lunch, including salad and dessert, for $2.99. Both... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/south_carolina.htm	15.4k
South Dakota Know anything about South Dakota? Well, neither did we; we thought it was just another rectangular mid-western state full of endless cornfields, but it turned out to be full of interest. For a start, it contains the town of Sturgis where literally thousands of bikers (Harley, not mountain) turn up for the world's... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/south_dakota.htm	18.3k
Techie Stuff OK: for those of you who are really into this sort of thing, here is what I'm using to create and maintain this colourful but tacky site. PC: Dell Inspiron 3800 notebook - a blue one to match the site's background. 64Mb memory, 10Gb hard drive, floppy, CD-ROM, Xircom modem. Digital camera: Kodak DC280. 2.0 megapixels,... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/techie.htm	10.0k
Texas Saturday 3 March 2001 - Tuesday 6 March 2001 Remember the Alamo? Well, it's in the middle of San Antonio, which is where we made for today. Actually, we stayed in Stone Creek RV Park at Schertz (just down the road from Trausers and Sochs - sorry, couldn't resist that) about 20 miles outside the city. This was... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/texas.htm	39.9k
Utah Tuesday 22 May 2001 - Thursday 24 May 2001 OK, we admit it, Utah really is as stunning as it's been made out. Our journey here, through Nevada and a corner of Arizona, was fairly ordinary until we crossed the Utah state line at which point the quality of the scenery immediately improved 500%. We stayed in a campground... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/utah.htm	30.0k
Vermont Monday 9 October 2000 Today is Columbus Day. Packed up and drove 120 miles to next campsite at Randolph Centre in Vermont, via tourist information centre to pick up maps and leaflets. Still cold and wet, and the campsite was due to close at the end of the week and so weren't putting themselves out too much; it... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/vermont.htm	12.9k
Virginia Friday 27 October 2000 Packed up, bought phone card and last minute postcards from the camp site shop, and set off for Williamsburg VA - about 150 miles. Usual stop at information centre on the way for free state map and leaflets. Top tip #7: For phone calls of a reasonable length to the UK, the best bet is EconoCard.... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/virginia.htm	24.6k
Washington Thursday 28 June 2001 We're really on our way to British Columbia, but stopped off on the way to make an appointment to get the trailer sorted at a Layton dealer while we're back in England: new awning (lost in Texas), dent fixed (dented in Idaho), and a few odds and ends to be done under warranty. Stayed in Scenic... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/washington.htm#After_British_Columbia	20.2k
Wyoming Monday 13 August 2001 - Sunday 19 August 2001 Well, here we are at Yellowstone in the alphabetically last but politically 44th state of the USA. Arrived at dusk, shattered, found our site, hooked up and went to sleep. First day: slept a lot, updated web site, wrote to people, shivered. We're now at nearly 9,000'... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/wyoming.htm	20.6k
Yukon Saturday 7 July 2001 Over 400 miles and $160 worth of petrol to the Yukon and Downtown RV Park, Watson Lake which has all the charm of a municipal car park. This is just above 60� latitude which is where you can start to see the Northern Lights, but yet another disappointment was in store. It was so close to midsummer... http://homepages.which.net/~david.woodhead/yukon.htm	9.9k
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