day one - We've landed

Hi everyone out there.
Well, we've arrived.  What a journey - fun, but long too.  No pics today, forgot to put the camera in the car, which was a shame as we had a chance to take some great shots.
Anyway... we arrived in San Francisco on time, Jane given the wonderful(!!!) opportunity to exit the plane on a wheelchair which actually got us thru customs etc, really quick giving Uncle Sam a pic and fingerprints on the way thus declaring us suitable citizens to enter this huge bit of dirt.  Neil of course looked like the bag boy running beside me.
Then we had to take this mono rail thing to the car rental place - my oh my - here i was thinking it would be like Auckland airport and just be in the airport terminal, but no, this place is HUGE - about 20 different rental car companies set up together and about 500 people checking out cars at the same time.
We had booked an American car - a Dodge - but they wanted to give us this Japanese import -Neil was rather indignant (as u who know him, how he can be) and said I'm in the US, i want to drive an American car, so they nicely gave us a Chrysler - very smooth!!
The car people suggested an alternative route to Elk Grove (near Sacramento), unfortunately they did not take into account friday afternoon rush hour traffic  - rush being quite the wrong word as we really DID NOT rush anywhere for 2 hours - a trip which should have taken about 2 hours max took us 4 but that did include getting lost twice - not my fault, really, truly.
But we did see some sights.  A wonderful skyline of San Francisco, the golden gate bridge in the distance, vegies and fruit growing alongside the freeway (yes i'm in American speak already!) and the crops are going for miles and miles and as far as the eye can see.
Yep this a big bit of dirt with a lot of mouths to feed.

Anyway, we're here, fed, watered, and catching up with family

Hope this comes thru, if u can, leave a message just to let me know i'm not talking to myself
Promise u some photos tomorrow.

Hugs to everyone.
Jane and Neil as they drive across the USA