Rastoff
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Just be sure to have a good car and bring a lot of water. It's crazy hot there and sparsely populated.
Do you know any musicians?
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Road trip getting closer, but also a postponement.
A few weeks ago I had a spare half hour so dropped into a travel agent to find out what days of the week I could get a direct Auckland to Houston flight (Thursday to Monday weekly). I also checked out the cost of car hire for 5 weeks. I then spent about a day working out a "rough" itinerary with driving times to hit all those places we want to see. It may not actually follow Route 66 but we will be pretty closely aligned.
I then telephoned my boss to advise him of the dates I was thinking of travelling (April 30th - June 6th) only to be told my shift partner is going to Europe in May next year, leaving on May 23rd.
So I bought the trip forward a few weeks to fit in, got the bosses approval and was waiting for this week when the funds come off term deposit to make our booking. Then Harvey came along!
Looking at the damage reminds me of the earthquakes that hit Christchurch in September 2010 and February 2011, as well as another fairly big earthquake that hit the South Island a year ago.
We decided that as a week of our trip was to be spent in and around Houston, with another week in the Memphis/Nashville/New Orleans area it would probably be prudent to put it back another few months. So new dates are from mid September to late October 2018.
I know we will be hitting the tail end of summer in both Texas and Louisiana which will be a factor we didn't expect, but accommodation should be more readily available.
And the additional time will give my wife a bit more recovery time too. It has been a long slow process that the Drs tell us will take at least another 6 months.
But the trip is definitely happening in 2018.
A few weeks ago I had a spare half hour so dropped into a travel agent to find out what days of the week I could get a direct Auckland to Houston flight (Thursday to Monday weekly). I also checked out the cost of car hire for 5 weeks. I then spent about a day working out a "rough" itinerary with driving times to hit all those places we want to see. It may not actually follow Route 66 but we will be pretty closely aligned.
I then telephoned my boss to advise him of the dates I was thinking of travelling (April 30th - June 6th) only to be told my shift partner is going to Europe in May next year, leaving on May 23rd.
So I bought the trip forward a few weeks to fit in, got the bosses approval and was waiting for this week when the funds come off term deposit to make our booking. Then Harvey came along!
Looking at the damage reminds me of the earthquakes that hit Christchurch in September 2010 and February 2011, as well as another fairly big earthquake that hit the South Island a year ago.
We decided that as a week of our trip was to be spent in and around Houston, with another week in the Memphis/Nashville/New Orleans area it would probably be prudent to put it back another few months. So new dates are from mid September to late October 2018.
I know we will be hitting the tail end of summer in both Texas and Louisiana which will be a factor we didn't expect, but accommodation should be more readily available.
And the additional time will give my wife a bit more recovery time too. It has been a long slow process that the Drs tell us will take at least another 6 months.
But the trip is definitely happening in 2018.
Texas Star
US Veteran
No. But I'd like to know Taylor Swift. I think she can play a guitar. 
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No. But I'd like to know Taylor Swift. I think she can play a guitar.
If you knew Taylor like you'd like to know her you'd just end up as the subject of one of her songs in a year or so
