tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-167387692011-04-22T02:18:43.394ZThe tale of a tourToby Riddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950631401492137358noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16738769.post-1128791039993071792005-10-09T13:28:00.000Z2005-10-09T16:59:15.706ZSunrise in Seabrook, TX<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_0917.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_0917.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />Lineup on White Sands<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_0951.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_0951.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_0952.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_0952.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />Johnty's car... phwoar!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_0960.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_0960.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />Too photogenic for words<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_0967.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_0967.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_0968.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_0968.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />Sandia Peak<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_0982.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_0982.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_0983.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_0983.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_0989.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_0989.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />What happens when eight se7ens need petrol?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1007.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1007.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />Navajo Dam<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1011.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1011.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1012.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1012.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />Goin' loco<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1066.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1066.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />Ah, the open road and a se7en<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1115.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1115.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />Vanity shots<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1125.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1125.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1126.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1126.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1127.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1127.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />Bad weather ahead<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1152.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1152.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />Rim Rock Drive<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1168.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1168.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1170.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1170.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />And a rainbow<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1175.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1175.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />Downpour!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1189.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1189.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1190.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1190.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1192.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1192.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />And another rainbow<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1194.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1194.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />Delicate Arch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1219.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1219.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1222.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1222.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1223.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1223.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1225.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1225.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1228.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1228.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1230.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1230.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />Monument Valley<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1267.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1267.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1268.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1268.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1270.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1270.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />More vanity shots<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1407.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1407.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1408.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1408.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />40mph <i>suggested</i> speed<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1488.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1488.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />Se7ens and the Golden Gate Bridge<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1591.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1591.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1592.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1592.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br><br />The Finish, and assorted Finishers<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1623.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1623.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1626.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1626.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1627.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1627.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1630.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1630.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1631.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1631.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1632.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1632.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1634.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1634.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1635.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1635.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1636.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1636.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1638.JPG"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1638.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jessicaandtoby.com/USA2005/Full_size/IMG_1641.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/320/IMG_1641.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16738769-112879103999307179?l=howthewestwasdriven.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Toby Riddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950631401492137358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16738769.post-1126728568591887202005-09-14T20:03:00.000Z2005-10-08T16:59:50.633Z<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/1600/Toby_in_the_rain_jpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3123/1597/200/Toby_in_the_rain_jpg.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>It's the night before The Tour. I've checked my luggage to make sure I haven't forgotten anything important. I'll be going to bed soon so I am ready to get up bright and early at 5am.<br /><br />Where are we going?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">We're flying from Gatwick to Houston where our cars are waiting for us, then we're driving across the USA to San Francisco, taking a roundabout route via as many interesting places as we can manage (connected by interesting roads of course!).<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Who is going?<br /><div style="text-align: right;">A group of people who are car enthusiasts, specifically people who like the Lotus 7 and cars inspired by the Lotus 7.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Who organised it?<br /><div style="text-align: right;">A group of extremely brave individuals who thought it would be a good idea one night in a pub in Ireland (or so I am led to believe)... if only they knew then what they know now!<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Why am I going?<br /><div style="text-align: right;">Because it seemed like a really great idea when I read about it two years ago, it just had to be done!<br /> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/16738769-112672856859188720?l=howthewestwasdriven.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Toby Riddellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01950631401492137358noreply@blogger.com0