Aussies in USA. Reflections...
Apr 10, 2013 17:05:37 #
The painted van we hired in Las Vegas for 3 weeks. We survived! Steering wheel on the other side...driving on the other side of the road...straight out in the midst of Las Vegas traffic heading north to St. George. Chopped the gutter badly once, but my husband did well (considering he's a dodgy driver here in Oz.) We were sad to say goodbye to our Escape van, 2000 miles later.
sunset near Bluff Utah.
reflection of casino in Lachlin Nevada
Our painted Escape hire van.
Apr 10, 2013 17:08:20 #
Most important-did the camera survive?? Looks like you got some cool shots! You should have practiced in a little country town first :)
Apr 10, 2013 17:11:33 #
Glad you made ok! Lots of folks ove r here cant drive anyway soI wouldnt worry too much about it.LOL That paint job looks like something form the 60s
Apr 10, 2013 17:12:15 #
The reflections photo is great! What a cool van- glad you survived driving on the wrong side... hahaha
Apr 10, 2013 17:22:21 #
koalaroo wrote:
The painted van we hired in Las Vegas for 3 weeks. We survived! Steering wheel on the other side...driving on the other side of the road...straight out in the midst of Las Vegas traffic heading north to St. George. Chopped the gutter badly once, but my husband did well (considering he's a dodgy driver here in Oz.) We were sad to say goodbye to our Escape van, 2000 miles later.
Nice van takes me back to my hippie days
Apr 10, 2013 17:22:45 #
koalaroo wrote:
The painted van we hired in Las Vegas for 3 weeks. We survived! Steering wheel on the other side...driving on the other side of the road...straight out in the midst of Las Vegas traffic heading north to St. George. Chopped the gutter badly once, but my husband did well (considering he's a dodgy driver here in Oz.) We were sad to say goodbye to our Escape van, 2000 miles later.
Glad you two survived and had a great time, love the reflection in the window. Nice van
Apr 10, 2013 17:26:36 #
koalaroo wrote:
The painted van we hired in Las Vegas for 3 weeks. We survived! Steering wheel on the other side...driving on the other side of the road...straight out in the midst of Las Vegas traffic heading north to St. George. Chopped the gutter badly once, but my husband did well (considering he's a dodgy driver here in Oz.) We were sad to say goodbye to our Escape van, 2000 miles later.
Glad ya'll made it alright, you see why they call it an Escape Van!
Apr 10, 2013 17:42:37 #
I used to smoke pot in on of those...naw, just kidding. Looks like a fun trip and cool mode of transportion. Driving on the wrong side must have been thrilling. Folks here do that too every once in awhile. That's why there's so many "Wrong Way" and "Do Not Enter" signs all over the place.
Apr 10, 2013 18:08:44 #
James56 wrote:
I used to smoke pot in on of those...naw, just kidding. Looks like a fun trip and cool mode of transportion. Driving on the wrong side must have been thrilling. Folks here do that too every once in awhile. That's why there's so many "Wrong Way" and "Do Not Enter" signs all over the place.
Think they get on the wrong side of the road from staring through the bottom of a beer bottle.
Apr 10, 2013 19:00:33 #
Every day someone commented on the van, it was a lot of fun.
No pot, just Bud for us. Loved Utah but we got a heck of a shock when we found out we had to be over 40 (we shoed that one in), and show ID to buy beer there in Utah. Over 40...the drinking age here in Aus. is 18 - though most start around 12. Just kidding.
No pot, just Bud for us. Loved Utah but we got a heck of a shock when we found out we had to be over 40 (we shoed that one in), and show ID to buy beer there in Utah. Over 40...the drinking age here in Aus. is 18 - though most start around 12. Just kidding.
Apr 10, 2013 19:03:08 #
ph0t0bug wrote:
Most important-did the camera survive?? Looks like you got some cool shots! You should have practiced in a little country town first :)
No chance of practicing first, it was straight out of the rental depot, straight into 6 lanes of traffic. Whew! I was a nervous wreck I can tell you.
Apr 10, 2013 19:12:38 #
Apr 10, 2013 19:20:27 #
Apr 10, 2013 20:15:00 #
koalaroo wrote:
Every day someone commented on the van, it was a lot of fun.
No pot, just Bud for us. Loved Utah but we got a heck of a shock when we found out we had to be over 40 (we shoed that one in), and show ID to buy beer there in Utah. Over 40...the drinking age here in Aus. is 18 - though most start around 12. Just kidding.
No pot, just Bud for us. Loved Utah but we got a heck of a shock when we found out we had to be over 40 (we shoed that one in), and show ID to buy beer there in Utah. Over 40...the drinking age here in Aus. is 18 - though most start around 12. Just kidding.
Heck I'm 66 and got to show I.D. in some walmart and target stores,I quit going to those stores though.Just plain stupid.
Apr 10, 2013 20:22:06 #
I feel your pain brother, Landed in Glasgow and had to drive to Edinburg. Very exiting drive!
Shifting with the left hand was surreal, and reverse rounabouts were a little edgy.
No one got so much as a scratch ( Thank God Almighty)
Glad you had a good time here in the States.!
Shifting with the left hand was surreal, and reverse rounabouts were a little edgy.
No one got so much as a scratch ( Thank God Almighty)
Glad you had a good time here in the States.!
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