Currently in Minneapolis so getting further North as I head West accross the USA, which means it is getting COLDER! Bought a jacket to keep me warm for the next two weeks before i start heading south again and back into some lovely sunshine. Unfortunately I lost my treasured yellow and brown Colombian wooly hat at the top of the Sears Building in Chicago, the tallest building in North America (110 stories high). The staff put out a high alert APB for the hat but unfortunately as of yet it has not been returned. They have my contac tdetails and are continuing to search for it, I live in hope. Besides that, Chicago was great, shame i couldn't stay for longer. Met some really cool people, stayed with 2 lovely couchsurfing hosts and saw some great architecture and music. Also drank a very good beer and smoked some pot.
The train ride from NY to Chicago took 18 hours and was a bit of a drag. Trains here go 60 MPH top speed! Chicago to Minneapolis was better as it was a bigger train, a double decker that has a really cool observation car with comfy seats facing the windows, which are extra big and go right up to the ceiling of the carriage to give great views of the American countryside flasing by. We crossed the Missisipi last night and i am going for a walk along it later. Will add photos when I can. Going to a party tonight with my couchsurfing hosts and then heading off tomorrow for Seattle, still a couple of days away, am breaking the journey down with an overnight stop in Minot, some random town in the middle of nowhere, and then from there it is a 24 hour train ride to Seattle. Getting lots of reading done on the train journeys!
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