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Yeah, I really quite miss Madison, which is a bit odd. And as for missing the margaritas place, I wish we'd missed it too!

We paid cash in B&Bs but there were ATMS in most towns and credit cards were widely accepted. Access to cash proved to be no problem at all.
As for how much we spent, well, too much is the answer...

The only unpleasant chap we ran into was the owner of that awful restaurant and as that wasn't even on the US50 the chances of you stumbling upon it - even by accident - are about 1 in a billion....

I'm just confused as to how Laura thought she'd be transgressing.

What's RTA's Good Neighbour policy?

Just read something recently that said it was the poorest town in the US. I have a kind of morbid fascination with it. What's it like?

So, do you live anywhere near Lake Providence?

Thanks for your kind words, Laura. I've undertaken a few trips [mostly solo] but only two on which I kept a daily diary [you won't be surprised to learn that the ultra-efficient Donna is to thank for...

We awake several times during the night in the Hotel Nevada. There are dogs howling and drunks yelling. And that's just in our room.
It's not a particularly restful night, especially as an...

Up at 8am and a wander round Grand Junction. What a really nice town.
However, I discover that I've lost my power supply to my Powerbook. Duh, no more in-room internet research and booking of rooms....

Another extraordinary breakfast. This time it was pancakes with tinned strawberries and sausage. Seriously. Fred, the owner, sits down to visit with us. He asks us about the "terrible fog you always...

I not only ate mine but my girlfriend's too. She had gone green at the sight of the concoction and I felt a little guilty that our host had gone to so much trouble. I took one for the team.

After waking up in Lawrenceville with swollen right hand - don't ask me, it was a long evening - and enjoying our breakfast we set off at 11.30am. Terribly late by our standards but the circumstances...

DAYS 1 -3

Flew into Dulles and, after a bout of the usual boneheaded, arrogant incompetence from immigration officials, headed West.

Stayed in Wingate Inn in Winchester, VA, the apple capital...