Home Again

This is the concluding blog for this trip. A trip which has been spectacular for the scenery, but also enjoyable for the new friends we have made and the old friends we have visited and still remember. We have driven 5800 miles in the van, and towed the trailer for 2800 of those miles. As well as our lovely week with friends in Florida, we have explored parts of Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Arizona and California. The highlights are all mentioned in previous blogs.
Well, it's Friday and we have now arrived home, had a shower, sleep and got ourselves turned around.
The journey home was largely uneventful, though long. The most impressive thing was the view from the plane as we flew across Utah. The sun was low and cast stark shadows of all the mountains. This made the ground relief stand out dramatically. Red cliffs and canyons were amazing. We could see the long line of National Reef and what looked like Zion Canyon.
The long distances between terminals and train stations, the poor directions and signposting, the cattle market of Kings Cross (no seats), no where to buy a meal and sit was appalling after the relative peace and comfort of American air terminals will keep us as fully paid up members of the Grumpy Old Club for months.
We are about to leave to collect our caravan and spend the holiday weekend in Yorkshire.
We are planning our next trip to the States, probably in September, but don't yet have a clear idea of our itinerary, which is quite exciting really. We have a blog address, but it is still almost empty: http://roadblog61.blogspot.com