Ok, as we said in the last blog, we have decided to pop over to Rome for a few days and so we started looking around for the best mode of transport.

Well, would you believe it!

Just a few miles down the road from where we were, was the NASA, Marshalls Space Research Place, in Huntsville, Alabama.

So off we went to see if we could hitch a ride to Rome!!

Little did we realise, that the only ride we could ‘hitch’, was one to the International Space station – well, we ask you, that was in totally different direction to Rome, so how could we possibly accept !

Ok then, back to the drawing board to plan our Rome trip.

As we were driving along we found yet another scenic stopover;

And crossed the Tennessee and Missisipi Rivers again

Well, as you can see from the photos below, we eventually made it to Rome and as you would expect, what a gem it turned out to be.

“Shhhhh, we have had some moaning from some people whilst reading the Blog”

“How do you know?” – “I’ve heard them” – “What are they moaning about, what do they want?”

“They want pictures of places like the Vatican and the Coliseum”

“How can they? – Don’t they know that we are in Rome Georgia, not Rome Italy?”

“No, they were getting confused” – “Oh well, they know now, so not to worry”

Much of this strech of our trip followed ‘The Trail of Tears’, with signs every few miles to something of historical significance, so we have detailed it below;

Ok, after leaving Rome, we turned south for a 480 mile drive back to our home in Florida and we made it and it is very, very, hot – phew!

With changing our plans and cutting our journey down, we have only done a little over 12,000 miles, just over 8,500 in the RV, at just under 7 miles to the gallon and just over 3,500 in the car at ??? to the gallon (not sure but plenty).

We have only, barely, scratched the surfaces of the places we have visited, in both the USA and Canada – they are both huge exciting countries to explore.

What was the best thing we saw on the trip?

Well, there were loads of great experiences, but what sticks in the mind the most, are the fantastic scenery we have seen on our travels, soaring mountains, deep valleys, crystal clear lakes, vast plains and huge waterfalls and our only two regrets are that we didn’t see a Bull Moose or a Grizzly Bear – although we did see a couple of female Moose’s and several Black Bears, as well as quite a lot of other wildlife.

Right, the fingers are aching and the Whiskey and Gin & Tonic calls, so we hope you have enjoyed reading our Blog and sharing our adventures – over and out!!