Re distances: When Kendall and Jacqui were over there, they sent us a postcard from Lands End, which I understand to be as far south as you can go in England without getting your feet wet. There was a signpost in the picture indicating that the distance to John O'Groats (which I understand to be as far north as you can go in Scotland without getting your feet wet) was 800 and something miles.

In '02 we drove from Pittsford, VT to Bozeman, MT. We allowed four days, but we got as far as Lansing, MI, early on the second day, and went into Elderly Instruments and lost most of a day. So we ended up driving 800+ miles on the last day alone, of a four-day trip. And that got us 2/3 of the way across the US.

In other words, there's no place in Britain that you can't get to by car from any other place in Britain within a day. There's no place in the US (the lower 48, anyway) that you can't get to by car from any other place in the US within a week.

Peter.

Peter.