Counting the Days

Seems like only a year ago I started talking about this trip and yet here it is, within touching distance. Oh wait, it was!  Anyway, there is now less than a week to go before we fly into the Windy City, Chicago. Weather forecast for the day of our arrival, is high eighties fahrenheit, so if it lives up to it's name, that might be just what we need, a cool breeze, as we are doing our sightseeing. It's a little warmer than I was expecting, if I'm honest but not too hot that Ms Dozey will go into shutdown. The photo you see of her on the blog was taken in Vegas and the temperature there was 114..... way too hot for Ms D.

This will almost certainly be the last time I post from Blighty. I have too much to get sorted now and still have to take care of the day job too. Little piles of papers, plug converters, chargers, etc, have started to appear around the place but I've not yet started to 'pack' as such. As I write, I haven't a clue what I'll be taking on the clothing front but if the weather is going to be that good, the whole time (fingers crossed), then I can probably afford to travel light.

Wifi and my stamina allowing, I'll aim to update the blog at the end of each day, though I know some places we won't get free wifi, so there may be some days delay, coz I'm damned if I'm paying for it! If I can, I may even knock out a quick update during the day, on the phone/tablet. Again that is wifi dependant. Even if I can't post, you'll be able to see from the hotels listing, where we are along the route and track us that way. We start the drive and thus end the day in Springfield, IL, on Wednesday 2nd September.

That's all for now. Looking forward to the ride and having y'all along with us.

Till next week.