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1 November 2010 AMERICA! Land of the Free... and the most amazingly friendly and helpful people we are ever likely to meet. This was part of the appeal to return to this beautiful country, and we are pleased to see that nothing has changed. While waiting for the trucks to clear Customs, John has enjoyed some super days with old friends, who are cowboys. The whole family was extremely competitive in shooting competitions, and their son has just won a scholarship to University, through rodeo! ** Tom on Tango Two of our trucks were offloaded successfully, but Customs decided to retain the other 2 trucks for X-ray, so a further charge of $800 each on top of the $800 we had already paid. A much more expensive exercise shipping into the States, than into Asia. However, we are off to Carlsbad, San Diego, to visit with a delightful 83yr old friend, who is truly inspirational! ** La Vonne and 1 of her 3 cars The truck has been serviced, and we are $2200 poorer, but confident of a good trip. Our