Friday 1 FebruaryHow do we start to describe our day at Carlsbad Caverns? We know that whatever words we try to use they will not get across the amazing, wonderful and unforgettable sights that we have experienced today. We had been advised by various people over the last couple of weeks that we should go to the Caverns, being in the area, and we are so glad that we made the slight detour to our planned route to go to Carlsbad. In the Chihuahuan Desert, Carlsb...

Wednesday 30 JanThe road to El Paso from Bisbee means we say goodbye to Airzona, briefly hi to New Mexico and then into Texas. We ride 250 miles to El Paso to stay overnight before riding 170 miles the next day to Carlsbad for a visit to the caverns. Thursday 31 JanThe ride to the Carlsbad and White's City, our lodgings for the next couple of nights, gives us fantastic views of the Guadalupe Mountains. White's City is in the middle of nowhere, just before Car...

Thursday 24 JanThe Sonora Desert Museum is a zoo, natural history museum and botanical gardens all in one place and has displays of living animals and plants native to the Sonoran Desert Region. There are almost two miles of paths traversing 21 acres of desert. We were told by our landlady, Sharon, that this place was a "must see" for all visitors to Tucson and it definitely was. But, we hadn't been at the park long, when we heard an accent we recognise...

Monday 21 JanA long, long ride today of 300 miles and the first 100 having to be done on the Interstate. On the Interstate I notice a turn off for Dateland and a sign at a diner for the place of the "world famous Date Shake" and this reminds me of the New Zealand drink L&P which is "world famous in New Zealand".Off the Interstate and we are into real "Injun" country with names like Mohawk Valley and Tohono O'Odham Nation (althoug...

Sunday 20 JanThe roads from Twenty Nine Palms to Yuma are long and straight but then, just north of Blythe, we have our first sighting of the Colarado River and suddenly we see green fields and one with sheep! At Blythe we take the I 10 a short distance and this sees us leaving California and entering Arizona. Amazingly as soon as we are in Arizona we see tall Cactus, not seen until now. Off the interstate again for the last piece of our journey for today- Q...