Hot Damn!

Ohhhh . . . am a bit tired! The last three weeks have been immense. A cousin described me as a tornado, and I’d probably say that’s apt! I’ll try to summarise events:

• I tore through a sweltering Mexico as fast as Izzy could carry me
• I bumbled through border controls that were lovely yet exacting and rigorous
• I finally crossed into the United States of America and reached absolute euphoria – I’ve never been gladder to arrive in any country in my life!
• I imported my vehicle, registered it locally in the US and sorted out insurance
• I met a dear friend face to face that I’d been speaking to for months in Tyler, Texas, and was privileged to meet his family too – thank you, Daniel!
• I hired a car (will get to that) and travelled through the Americas heartland of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois
• I met cousins in Wisconsin that I hadn’t seen in 27 years, and had actually never met as an adult human bean (big of BFG coming out in me there for some reason)
• I flew from Chicago to New York City, then onwards from New York City to Manchester, UK
• I caught up with my sister, her husband and my parents . . . and then I slept like the dead!
• I met school friends in Wales and enjoyed the World Cup at a reasonable hour
• I travelled to London to reacquaint myself with my old stomping ground, met more friends and stuffed myself like a pig with some beautiful Sri Lankan cuisine (didn't think i'd actually eat British food, did you? Jeezz)
• I escaped the gorgeous summer weather for a 28 hour flight to finally return to a dark and wintery Australia on Tuesday the 10th of July

And that my friends, is the last three weeks! Well, Reed, what happened to Izzy? The old girl performed admirably, traversed countries and continents with ease and helped me achieve my dreams. Although it breaks my heart, Izzy is now up for sale in the US and ready to help others achieve their ambitions. I miss her immeasurably.
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When I’ve caught up more on sleep (jet-lag slaying me at present!) I will follow up with more photographs and stories of travelling through Mexico and the US. For now, I probably need to rest for a while. About a year will do it!

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