Well, it has been a rather long drive today, starting in the LA peak hour traffic and on our way to Phoenix, Arizona. A rather long trip with stunning mountain ranges and scenery was made quite easy in the relative luxury of our 'smaller' SUV (check out the car here...). I say smaller, with some humour, as by Australian standards this would be an oversized car. During the trip we were passed by many an SUV or Truck that was much bigger. Still it was quite nice being able to stretch out and not touch the dash without some effort being made!
We fuelled up for the first time today. The Gas Stations seem to be totally automated and we did nit have to go inside to pay as is the case in Australia. The pump took card and cash (as long as you can remember your pin number LOL). Water and air costs 75c for a minute.
It even rained in the dessert on the way to Az, so much so that we got an SMS from the Government altering us to flash floods in the area we were travelling. They were not wrong - at one point there was a rushing river along side the road and some areas that resembled a lake!
So tomorrow is shaping up to be a good day. Wade is off to join the City of Mesa Fire & Medical Department for the day at Station 201 in Mesa.
City of Mesa Fire & Medical Department video
We are sure there will be some pictures and stories to follow....
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