It's well known that many Americans do not have a passport. Why, the reasoning goes, would they need one when this vast country has so much to offer, often not too far away? At last we have lived this out and taken a two hour flight from New York to Orlando.
It reminds us not of California but the Northern Territory of Australia that we visited six years ago. In any case it feels like a world away from Manhattan.
Another common saying is that catching a domestic flight here is like catching a bus. The flight is definitely no-frills but look who is here with us - Pip!
In the US you cannot take a dog on Amtrak (except service dogs) but a plane? of course, welcome aboard! She was beautifully behaved in her carrier and once we were in the air she came out and lay across our laps, quite content.
It's hot here and even though the iPhone tells us the temperature is similar to New York it feels much hotter. We picked up our rental RV and J at last got to go to Walmart.
The days we could just set off into the sunset are gone. Tonight we travelled 10 miles and set up in a campsite by a lake. It has a dog run with tunnels and see-saws and to our amazement Pip actually tried them out. She must be amazed to see so much grass.
But the weather! The skies opened when we were out and we were soaked in the short run back to the RV. It let up for a bit and we were able to walk out to the end of the dock and watch the thunder and lightning across the lake.
It promises to be a great trip.
It reminds us not of California but the Northern Territory of Australia that we visited six years ago. In any case it feels like a world away from Manhattan.
Another common saying is that catching a domestic flight here is like catching a bus. The flight is definitely no-frills but look who is here with us - Pip!
In the US you cannot take a dog on Amtrak (except service dogs) but a plane? of course, welcome aboard! She was beautifully behaved in her carrier and once we were in the air she came out and lay across our laps, quite content.
It's hot here and even though the iPhone tells us the temperature is similar to New York it feels much hotter. We picked up our rental RV and J at last got to go to Walmart.
The days we could just set off into the sunset are gone. Tonight we travelled 10 miles and set up in a campsite by a lake. It has a dog run with tunnels and see-saws and to our amazement Pip actually tried them out. She must be amazed to see so much grass.
But the weather! The skies opened when we were out and we were soaked in the short run back to the RV. It let up for a bit and we were able to walk out to the end of the dock and watch the thunder and lightning across the lake.
It promises to be a great trip.
