Picked up hire car - a little Ford Festiva - for a drive further than Adelaide to Port Augusta. A bit cramped, especially in the back for the kids, but overall travelled well. Good driving conditions right up until the Missouri border - virtually the moment we crossed the State line the rain started - gradually got heavier, albeit with a few breaks, and by the time we got to our hotel the thunderstorms hit St. Louis - lightning and pouring rain, enough to delay a finals baseball game being played here. So it's still looking like a day at the museum tomorrow.
State count so far-
New York
Tennessee
Kentucky (just driving through)
Indianapolis (just to sleep)
Illinois (just driving through)
Iowa
Missouri
Driving in America (based on my extensive experience) - generally much better roads than Australia, and the Interstates (freeways, highways, motorways) usually consist of at least two lanes in either direction on a dual carriageway - perhaps a reflection of America's reliance on the automobile, or a reflection of trying to move over two hundred million people from one city to another. American drivers seem to have mastered the art of driving on the right and overtaking on the left - perhaps not quite as well as in England, but certainly better than Australians - although there does seem to be a general tendency to cut in a bit too quickly after overtaking - clearly a work in progress. Also excellent signage - for the most part. Perhaps because they have the space to give plenty of advance warning, whereas signage in England seems so complicated and with too much information presented in a short distance, often making it difficult to make an informed choice on the spur of the moment.
Hotels generally of good standard - nothing particularly stand-out as far as quirky touches, but consistently O.K.
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