Today is simply drive, drive, drive to complete leg 2 of our road trip we have to be in Cheyanne, Wyoming by Friday and we still have over 450 miles to go!!

Today is Fred's day, to pick and choose where we go and what to do, first stop a trip down memory lane, to visit where he was born and lived his early years, then it was off to see Big Boy, the largest steam locomotive in the world!!!

Our road trip this morning took us to see the covered Bridges of Madison County, made famous from the 1995 movie staring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep. The town Winterset is also birthplace to Hollywood actor, John Wayne, from here our road trip continues to Freds birthplace, Omaha, Nebraska.

Day started off with a visit to the beautiful Starved Rock State Park and a quick walk to see St Louis Canyon Falls before continuing to Timberline Campground in Waukee, IA not far from where the covered bridges of Madison County are located.

The miles continue on Day 10 of our March road trip, with over 500 miles travelled and today we've entered our 4th state of the day

We fitted in lots today, from hiking along the John Bartram Trail to visiting the Reading Railroad museum, read more of what we got upto on our Day 9 Road trip diary.

Day 8 leaving New York City to begin our next leg of our adventure travelling across to Cheyanne, Wyoming.

Day 7 of our road trip saw me visit the New York Botanical Gardens, Orchid Exhibition.

Road Trip Day 6 sees Fred at the ultimate HVACR and Construction Expo at the Javits Center, in western mid-town Manhatten. Fred is on one of the Q&A panels sharing his expertise in all things heat pump.

A day out in New York City, read what we get up to from being up high on the Edge to listening to an opera singer in Central Park, it's been a fun filled day, walked over 7 miles and done 30k steps.

Road Trip Day 4 sees us travelling to New York where we will be staying for the rest of the week, we've chosen a lovely RV park to stay in.

Road trip day 3 and it is yet another train filled day, when we visited the Pennsylvania Train Museum where there are lots of locos and carriages on display, then we finished the day at National Toy Train Museum.

Whilst Fred fixed the van I went off for a walk exploring, found a pretty waterfall then we headed for some lunch at the most impressive Casey Jones Restuarant in Pennsylvania

First road trip of 2026... we have a planned, long, complex route of some 4,000 miles round trip for this adventure - but it didn't quite get off as planned, when on finishing loading the RV this morning....

This little visitor made my morning....

The hot air balloons started to rise, one by one. Bright and colourful with a majestic grace that defies their size, it was truly wonderful

USA, 6 months in..... the time has flown by! It's been a strange yet busy time, filled with sadness, excitement, learning and more....

You are moving to America... Are you mad!! Have you not seen the news, why on earth would you want to do that.....

Insomnia is a curse at times and something I have suffered off and on throughout my life. But now living in a small campervan 24/7 it's....

Our long weekend trip to Rome, Italy where we visited some of the top tourist attractions alongside some of the lesser known and equally beautiful places to see