Where shall we stay & How shall we get there?

Ok, so the itinerary is planned, mileages are worked out, now just to put it all together with accommodation. Oh and I suppose we need a car to get us from all the different points. Scary thought, as A) I've never really driven far in the US and B) I've never driven an automatic car. I would be doing most of the driving as I am a TERRIBLE passenger and prefer to drive, although I don't really like driving. So whats 2500 miles for someone who doesnt like driving. Eeek.

Accommodation (more details will follow when we're on the trip)



Firstly we can go to the space center but lets stay on the Gulf coast in Galveston. It's not far. Quite a bit of history (albeit not old old history like ours). We decided we didn't really want to stay in big high rise hotels if we could help it and B&B's were the way to go, but here we didn't find much choice.

Conroe - Lets go and stay in a shared house near our friends, so we can get to know the locals.

Fredericksburg - Well Linda talked about the peaches in Fredericksburg so we found a little b&b on a peach orchard. Looks fantastic. Linda is joining us too!



Palestine - Staying with our friends Jimmy and Sherry



Burleson/Fort Worth - Of course it will be with Marilyn and Linda/Gaye in their homes. Wouldn't stay anywhere else.



Arkansas - Hot springs it is, in a little B & B.

Courtesy of FlyingLure.com

Memphis - Nice B & B in a manor house



Nashville - B & B outside of town.





Little Rock - Little house all to ourselves.





Plano - With our good friend Chrinda.

Oh and of course we had to get a car to travel in. Lots of miles, two drivers, insurance. Not cheap but we did get one from a local well known car hire agency, which was over £100 cheaper than other quotes, but was fully inclusive and yes I checked all the fine print.

We can sit back and rest a bit now until after Christmas