Friday, 2 December 2011

Completing the Circle - LA to LA :)

29 November to 2 December 2011 -  Arrived in LA on Tuesday after going to Palm Springs and having lunch (nice place) and finally completed our circuit of America!!!! All 48 mainland states and 4 provinces of Canada.  Am very proud of our achievement. Thank you Lee for your navigation and tour planning. Today we handed in the van and I have to say that I won't miss it and am pretty well over the driving. Lee doesn't drive so I have driven nearly 25,000 miles myself - on the wrong side of the road - and am looking forward to going on trains and buses :)   and enjoying the scenery.
I am also proud of the fact that I did all those miles without getting arrested...or even getting a speeding ticket or parking ticket. I wish I did that well in Australia lol.
Completing the circle - LA to LA

I have to recommend Escape rentals. After the early problems we had with the first van where we lost two weeks waiting on parts and repairs Escape was great - they paid for all our accommodation and hire cars during that period. Today when we handed the van in I was supposed to pay about $2500 in excess miles and they waived that cost as compensation for the early problems. What a magnificent gesture. Robert and Shawn - you are the absolute best - thank you for everything.

Currently we are staying at a hotel in West Hollywood and have really done nothing since we got here except rest and have sleep-ins and watch TV.  It's a nice change - a holiday after our holiday. The plans are that Lee is here till December 7 and then she's off to Hawaii for 2 weeks and then back to Oz for Christmas. I'm in LA for 2 weeks and then will go back and visit Kae and Ang in Arkansas. Will probably go by train. I also want to go to the San Diego zoo before I leave LA and to visit Susanne and also get back and see Karen & Robbie in Omaha. I leave the USA from New York on January 12 to go to Iceland and then on to UK.  I plan on staying in London for two weeks then visit the rellies. Not sure after that. Anyway - that's the plan.

Miles on last day on the road 422.6 (680 kms)              Bugs#1175       OLD  SSS23
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  1. Richard GP McMahon3 December 2011 at 05:27

    Hi Lesley and Lee, Very well done to both of you!! Have a good rest and don't forget to keep me up to date once you start travelling again. Cheers, Richard.

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  2. kathyr4 December 2011 at 01:38

    Hi, very well done, I'm in awe of what you've done. Hey Lesley, you won't be in Copenhagen about the 12 -18 March. I'm there for a conference 16 & 17 th.

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