Fuelled again and off we go
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Goff Anyone
Here I am at a little gas stop outside of Goffs California on Route 66. It’s an awesome ride this morning shadowing the I-40 westward.
Plastic flamingo anyone?
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Welcome to the jungle
So Kevin and I are now back in York after a smooth trip. Unfortunately a drizzly sky and back to a jungle of a garden.
We sooo miss the Las Vegas heat and big skies, so are planning the next trip.
I can see a weekend gardening event coming….
Was it really only 2 weeks??
Insane Heat
So it’s 18.45 on Sunday 28th May and the temperature is only 97 degrees Fahrenheit (or 36 Celsius) which on a motorbike is baking.
The Memorial Day celebrations in the US actually happen on Monday 29th with a lot of things closed, so I’m gassed up and have 4 litres of water chilling in the fridge ready to set off around 7.30am US time (3.30pm UK time) where the temperature will be a chilled 18 Celsius rising to a paltry 37 Celsius by 4pm US Time.
Enjoy your Bank Holiday.
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Leaving on a jet plane
Boo. Missing Mr Fogg already
Rainy Manchester here we come
Pins n Needles
Mileage Tally – 2,435 miles since Chicago
So I left my support crew this morning in Vegas to make their way to the airport and headed on to Needles in California on the way to Santa Monica Pier.
A beautiful ride down the freeways and then just as you enter California from Nevada, you are hit by a wall of fire. Current temp in Needles is a paltry 112 degrees Fahrenheit. The temp has risen 4 degrees in the last 30 minutes.
Pool here I come
Searchlight Nevada
Home for the night with an inviting pool
Road Warrior!
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Breakfast in America
There is a song in here somewhere, take a jumbo across the water (unless it’s with BA of course).
So our final breakfast together in the US, Mrs Fogg and Kevin head off to the airport in a few hours and I weave my way from Nevada into Needles California on the last few days to get to Santa Monica and the completion of the Route66.
And a view of Vegas from the Stratosphere last night
Whilst Kevin tries the latest US Designer wear Elf Ears Clothes Hangers
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Sitting on top of the World
The last night in Vegas, time to enjoy a meal with good company in the Top of the World restaurant in the Stratosphere.
Here’s to my travelling posse, Mrs Fogg for all the planning and Kev for the entertainment value and keeping Mrs Fogg sane in the car.
And then Fremont Street, is an experience
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What Happens in Vegas
This is and always will be a spectacular place, all sizes, all styles, drinking from, well 24/7. The midday heat topped around the mid 90s with wombling the order of the day. We (Kev and I) did the New York New York Rollercoaster and the next stop is to free fall from the Stratosphere before doing a Superman Zip-wire in Fremont Street
We even found Kevin’s own hotel Treasure Island
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