Leaving next month - 50 days to go

How exciting.. I can finally say we are leaving next month. This holiday has been 7 months in planning.


It is getting closer to the time that we take off and there is still soo much to do. I still have not finished plotting out the plan for the driving component. There are still a few things that we need to squeeze in two days to be back in Vegas for Nando's bday.

I'm still trying to match up my spend sheet with USD v's actual AUD costs and transactions.

I still need to book our shore tours and dives for our Caribbean cruise, we have finally got our log in to see what's on the boat. I  don't think that drinks packages will be available yet as its still 2 months till sailing.


A friend of mine gave us the great idea of making up some business cards to hand out to friends we make along the way and also on the cruise, with our contact email and deck and room number, but the dillema is what if we score a room upgrade lol... I guess I could just print them on cardboard myself and leave that spot so I can write it in....


Still have not transferred any spending money hoping that the dollar will climb a little higher. This trip is becoming a bit more expensive with the drop in the AUD. But ohh well. I still have a few hundred left over from my cruise in April.

I am pleased with the hotel bookings that I have completed so far, although we pay upfront (the website has recently changed so some hotels you can pay on arrival) we are able to get refunds when the price drops anywhere so I have been able to save a few thousand across the accommodation.

We have had a few flight changes that I need to cross check with my trip advisor to ensure that they are all up to date and I don't need to call and have them moved.

In planning all our stops along the way I have found so many cool things along the way that are more geared towards the warmer weather, so will have to plan another trip lol.

I may have to give up on my dude ranch experience as they require 2-3 days and I don't have that to spare.

I should start printing out all my important papers and swapping the papers out of the little pocket folder from the last trip.

I have booked our grand canyon tour for  the day after we arrive, but have not booked much else. I want to try and find all the hop on hop off buses and do those as a priority to get a good lay of the land no matter where we go.

Nando wants to do a hire a bike day and go riding in Vegas, we will have to do that as soon as we arrive as well as when we are back it will be well into winter so don't want to be riding around then