US Planning

I know we have only just got to New Zealand, but one of the first things we did here was get our US 10 year multiple entry visas sorted, so we can start putting down some plans for the first stage of the US trip. These visas still only allow us to stay for 6 months at a time, maybe a year if we are lucky - it all depends on the border guard who lets us in each time - so we can only plan so far ahead, but this is what we are thinking for the first stage so far:

We are due to fly into Los Angeles on October 21st, so clock starts running from there

•  November/December will be spent around LA and the South West buying a rig, 4x4 and setting everything up and getting used to driving on the right
• Xmas/New Year  in Las Vegas - Blair and Cheryl are going to Vegas for Xmas from the Canadian winter, so figured we may as well try and meet them as we will be in the neighbourhood. And of course that includes places like the Grand Canyon, Palm Springs, etc
• January/February - head through the south - Arizona, New Mexico and Texas
• 4th March - Mardi Gras in New Orleans
• March/April - head on through to the Florida Keys before it gets too hot

and then if we have to leave the country after 6 months we can look at getting a cheap deal from Florida to a Caribbean island to reset the visa entry..

So, if anyone is planning on visiting the US in the next few months and fancies meeting up...