Well, the epic journey may be over, but we’re all now kicking around in New York. After the sort of anticlimax of parting at the bus, most of us met up again in Greenwich Village, in a pub. Unfortunately we couldn’t all sit together and celebrate the end of the Ozbus trip as a group,Continue reading “New York! New York!”
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Sleepy Hollow and the Big Apple
A little town in the Catskills – Phoenicia – with a campsite called ‘Sleepy Hollow’…..somehow you expect Rip van Winkle, or a headless horseman…But nothing of the sort – a lovely little place! What a manicured campsite! Short grass, a lovely river flowing by – and showers! Also a lot of mosquitoes, so not soContinue reading “Sleepy Hollow and the Big Apple”
Just chillin’ – the beach, Niagara and Woodstock
It’s a bit peculiar to wake up in the bus, with it hurtling around, and not know where you are. The signs on the road indicated we were near a city, as the exits were named ‘Superior Ave’, and other such street names. But no idea which city…. Until I saw another sign for ClevelandContinue reading “Just chillin’ – the beach, Niagara and Woodstock”
Chicago! Chicago!
This has to be the best hostel yet. The Getaway Hostel with a logo of a man in a gangster’s hat getting away… It has a great common area, with leather sofas, lots of PCs, a wonderful kitchen and eating area, and an outside space on two levels with loungers. We arrived early in theContinue reading “Chicago! Chicago!”
A short Indian history…
Cuny Table – in the Badlands. Up with the lark, such a beautiful day after the wild storm and rain of the night before, breakfasted on delicious blueberry pancakes made by Charles, our Masterchef, and off to a nearby Visitors’ Centre to use toilets and brush teeth. Sully needed some persuading, as he claimed heContinue reading “A short Indian history…”
Mt Rushmore and Badlands
Today is June 14th, Linda’s birthday. We both stumbled sleepily into a service station washroom in the early hours for a ‘comfort break’. As we sat there in adjacent cubicles, I sang ‘happy birthday’ very badly, but with feeling, to her. Linda’s is the first birthday of the trip, with Ben’s tomorrow. They won’t forgetContinue reading “Mt Rushmore and Badlands”
The Lower 48 – the road to Yellowstone
We left Seattle just after 8pm, bunked down for the night drive in our sleeping bags and were whisked eastwards. I think. I remember staggering out of the bus in my pyjamas at about 5.30 at Missoula, Montana, to visit a ‘restroom’ in a filling station. Then back to sleeping bag and another sleep untilContinue reading “The Lower 48 – the road to Yellowstone”
Seattle – home of Starbucks!
Which is where I’m sitting right now. Not in the original one – but I did get a picture of that one. We fell out of the bus at 2pm and will depart at 8pm for Jackson Hole, in Montana. Another overnight drive with us like mummies lined up together. But now we are depleted:Continue reading “Seattle – home of Starbucks!”
Farewell to Canada….
This last stretch to Vancouver is manic. As I write I am sitting in the bus, hours late for our rendez-vous with Vancouver. We’ll be lucky if we get there by midday, when we were due there at about 9am, after another fun-filled overnight drive. Leaving Banff after a night on the bus (parked inContinue reading “Farewell to Canada….”
At last – Dave and Lilli!!
There is something a little surreal about a group of people pouring out of a bus into the washrooms of a visitors’ centre in the cool and drizzle of the morning. So there I stood, with a small audience, having a standup wash and changing bra and T-shirt in a public toilet somewhere near MountContinue reading “At last – Dave and Lilli!!”
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