Wed 12th Oct
Before leaving Carson City we visited the Nevada State Museum which is housed in the old Mint. We found it very interesting in fact we spent most of the morning there. The lady in the gift shop had a daughter at University in Newcastle studying Archaeology. The lady had visited recently and had spent some time at the Roman Wall. It's a small world.
From Carson City we went to Virginia City www.virginiacity-nv.com
Apparently in the late 1800's billions of $s of gold and silver were extracted from under the surrounding mountains. Although the place was very touristy we found it interesting. Went on a trolley guided tour.
Then it was back to US50 East and on through near empty roads to Fallon where we stayed overnight. Had a couple of drinks in a Restaurant/Bar/Casino which was full (rows upon rows) of slot machines, which perhaps explains why the drinks were so inexpensive. Jenny still hasn't recovered from the surprise of her glasses of white wine at $1.50
Thurs 13th Oct
Quite a long drive today along the Loneliest Road (US50). Stopped off at Grime's Point Petraglyphs, a large sand dune, Sand Mountain, an old Pony Express station, and broke for lunch in Austin. Other than that it was long driving through sagebrush and mountains. The scenery and distances are staggering to us Brits. We are overnighting here in Ely, and planning to continue east tomorrow.
Saw record Gas price of $3.45 in Austin for Plus grade today.
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Just for comparison, price at the pumps over here has now gone over £1 per litre. Translated to dollars, it was $6.92 per US gallon. No matter how much you think you're spending on gas, just be glad you're not doing a road trip round Europe. :)
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