Day 7 Colby to Fayetteville, Arkansas (575 Miles- 2236 Total)

We celebrated a week in the U.S by smashing the 2000 mile mark and traveling through 3 States in one day. From the flat plains of Kansas, to the tree laden hills of Arkansas, via Oklahoma, by the time this trip was over the only pre-requisite for somewhere to eat was a bar!! As with all long journeys sustenance was required en route but we all felt Anna's meal resembled something we'd associate more with after eating than before. You be the judge


So a day of travel to get us to the Sleep Inn, Fayetteville ready for tomorrow's shows, and a quite spectacular one at that. With the landscape of Kansas offering nothing easy on the eye it was the road kill that captivated us as we observed Skunk, Racoon, Wild Turkey and most popular Armadillo.

In any long travel day you need light entertainment and ours came at the Oklahoma state border. We were hoping for song, dance, the works. What we got was a very big sign!


What we've started to notice more and more on these trips is how it is increasingly impossible to break from the pack in America. In the UK we can buy a book that tells us about individual pubs, restaurants, cafes off the Motorways and they are relatively easy to find. In America, these places just don't exist. If you travel on the interstate you can expect a diet of Wendy's, Denny's, McDonald's, Arbys and so on. Nothing is individual, nothing is unique, every junction is marked with a see of neon as the same hotels and restaurants. It's a sad state of affairs and one we should only hope does not set the path that the UK will follow.

As for the election, its getting nasty. Palin is openly accusing Obama of associating with domestic terrorists, a tactic set out to distract and again panic scared voters into ticking (or punching a hole for those reading in Florida) for McCain. Its a disgrace, the campaign will soon no longer become about the issues and instead be each side responding to the latest personal attack. Obama's camp have already begun responding through TV ads and you can see the campaign descending into personal attacks and not dealing with the issues American's are concerned about. What Americans want to know is how the candidate's are going to fix things. It now seems widely accepted that Bush is the worst president of all time (something we have all known for a while) and that the place needs fixing. On Friday I watched David Letterman and have never seen a TV host (on a light entertainment show at that) speak so frankly and passionately about the need for change, and help to repair a failing nation (by the way he too is an Obama man)

Anyway, a 7am get in calls so best go. Just time for one more picture which is for Toby (he knows why)



State lines crossed 2 (6 Total)
Time Zones crossed 1 (2 Total)

30 Days to Election

Bumper sticker count:
Obama 3
McCain 5

Election moment of the day came mid way through Oklahoma when Alex picked up a red pen in a garage that said McCain, he then put it down and went for the blue pen... it said Vote Republican. Only one party in the middle states!