In the meantime, I'm feeling so positive about everything that I started to seriously thrash out the itinerary for the US portion of our trip. I have changed my mind so much on this one. First we were going to drive across the US. Then we were going to get a camper van and drive around most of the western US. I'm sure there will be more changes, but I love itineraries so this is what we're doing now:
- Visit English family
- Transatlantic crossing from Southampton to New York
- Visit East Coast family and see a few sights
- Drive across the US to New Mexico
- 3 weeks in the deserts of New Mexico
- 1 week in Santa Fe
- Drive north to South Dakota
- 3 weeks in the Rapid City/Black Hills area
- 1 week in Yellowstone
- Drive to Olympic National Park area
- 3 weeks to 1 month in Olympic National Park
- Drive down Pacific Coast slowly taking in sights and visiting West Coast family
- 1 month in the Joshua Tree/Palm Springs area with excursions into Arizona, Nevada and other parts of California
- Take train back across the US, stopping in Chicago for a day or two
- Visit East Coast family, then fly out of US (my visa will expire)
- It's unclear where we'll go but the idea is that Mike and Antonia can spend Thanksgiving in the US, and I get to spend Christmas with my folks - though wouldn't I love it if I could persuade them to go somewhere warm!
- On to New Zealand and Australia, with no option at this late stage, but to fly out.
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