Our final stop on the mammoth trip was Houston Texas. Sonja was here to see Houston Texas Children’s Hospital and meet up with a colleague here. The kids were keen to see the space centre. We all really enjoyed the visit here. They have recently reopened the Apollo mission control centre where the moon landing… Read more

We took a road trip from Birmingham Alabama, down into New Orleans Louisiana crossing the Mississippi along the way. Straight long roads. Thank goodness for cruise control. New Orleans was a fabulous town to wander around, taking the trolley buses and sampling the food. We had ribs, slaw and cornbread, fried chicken waffles and fabulous… Read more