After a year of planning it was nearly time to set off on our adventure to the other side of America. Our rucksacks were packed, our tickets had arrived and there was only time to say our goodbyes.

Monday 10th October, 1983. We left our home in Renfrew, Scotland travelled from Glasgow ~ London by train. We stayed the night in a clatty hotel in Victoria. Our Spanish host has put bars over The windows (to stop anyone escaping) we of course never slept a wink. That was our first travel experience of the trip not a very good ... (more)