We were getting closer to Florida, therefore, on the final leg of our American road trip. We had hit 6,000 miles when we reached Pensacola, not the most inspiring of places until you cross the toll bridge to Pensacola Beach where we got our first taste of white sands and clear turquoise water. We managed a freebie across the bridge by pulling the dum foreign birds card and we had lunch and relaxed on the beach until the sun disappeared.There were two mo...

..... Destination New Orleans, took awhile to get there as the directions were hard to follow. I think things had probably changed dramatically since Katrina and the maps weren't really updated. On first impressions, New Orleans had done well to bounce back from the tragedy, but as we drove further and further out to our motel, the aftermath was more apparant. Buildings were derelict shells, big signs were over on their side, there was a slight stench in...

..... After staying the night at the noisest motel 6 we had encountered we weren't in the mood for the 7hr, 400mile drive we had in front of us, particularly as the clocks were going forward an hour when we crossed the border into Texas. This drive only took us to Del Rio, a small unmentionable town where we slept for the evening, then it was off to San Antonio early the following morning. San Antonio was a further 180 miles, we were originally going str...

.... It was a slow start leaving Santa Fe. Kate was alot better after a good night sleep, but we stopped in the supermarket for our journys' fruit ( for the diet, remember) and there was a crash on the interstate, so we crawled along at 2mph for the first half hour. Leaving Santa Fe, the weather picked up and we were cruising in a pleasant 73 degrees for 275 miles. We made a stop along the way at Truth and Consequences, slightly of our route but we thought it...

.....By now we have been travelling for 34 days and gone from California to Nevada through Arizona, Utah and Colorado and now we are spending a bit of time in New Mexico. We took the scenic route from Farmington to New Mexico, 200 miles taking us 4.5hrs, getting in at 5pm. We found our Motel 6 and decided to go and explore the lovely town we had just driven into. There is such a lovely feel to Santa Fe. Its very Native Indian which reflects greatly in the shops, ...