Leadfingers is right. Until we went to the USA we didn't really appreciate just how vast the distances are. Yes we "knew", but that's not the same as experiencing it. During the two weeks we were there we drove about 2500 miles, yet only covered a tiny corner of the country.

One thing I noticed. If you ask how far somewhere is they don't tell you the miles, they tell you how far in time. So a two hour drive to a folk club means it is probably around 100 miles away - and 100 miles back at the end of the evening. It does put a different perspective on things.

One club I go to considers I have come a long way by going 20 miles.