Thank you. You folks are amazing. I will get back to you shortly. Need to study what you are saying so I get it right. Getting old and info escapes pretty fast hehe. We booked at Barstow as we did last trip as its a nice place to get to after getting off plane. Visit Peggy Sue as well. Might have a look also at the bottle (glass) tree's on a side road just before Barstow.

We booked Vegas for the nights we did for the prices and we catch up with the Boss who I am sure will have some more advice for us. We have one night free between Barstow and Vegas so that's why we thought we would get a small glimpse of Death Valley. We don't have to see our friends who we met in 2010 on first trip but we would like to. As we have done before, we can change directions and miss out on some destinations. With the exception of the first night and Las Vegas, we don't book anywhere. Just wing it. Just have to come back again next spring if our dollar stops dropping so much.


For anyone planning to travel to USA, don't forget to do your ESTA. Used to be easy but this time was a nightmare. Last trip I forgot about it until a few hours before. lucky it was done in 20 minutes. This time it took 7 hours and a ph call to the US embassy in Canberra who couldn't help. So don't leave it to late.


Keith