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This is just an idea which might completely bomb out. It's kind of developed from a couple of posts on the 'here we go again' thread on 'off topic'.

Since the North America tour dates were announced earlier this week it has occurred to me that trying to envisage the vast distances that the aussies will travel between gigs, often over night, is not easy when you live on a relatively small island like the UK. There will undoubtedly be some who are red hot in the geography department and have no interest, but for those of us who are not how about a kind of global discussion on how it is all achieved.

Would any of our friends in the USA and Canada care to 'lead us' around the tour? We always get great gig reports from over the pond when the aussies are with you, as we try to give when the UK tour is on, but how about adding the extra dimension of the journeys between, what's the state that there in like i.e. industrial, rural, vast open space, grotty, beautiful, they are in Florida in the middle of November, will that be a risk for the hurricane season? What are the distances involved when going from say Houston to Texas over night (just an example). There are all sorts of topics that could be discussed I suppose.

Great idea Mike, I will add my two cents worth when appropriate. But the amount of time the aussies will spend on the tour busses will be hard on them. After a while everything will become one big blur!

Bob

I'll definitely give my 2 cents worth after seeing the guys for the first time. They play in Florida before coming to Atlanta. All I have to say is, they backtrack before coming here. Clearwater and Orlando, FL are close in mid-state. Ft Lauderdale is in south Florida but they have 3 days to get to Atlanta. It's about an 11 hour drive from there to here. I'll bet they stay in S. Florida a day or so and maybe hit South Beach, Miami. Of course, if they come here earlier, they are all welcome to come to my house for a visit! 

Looks like the senior member has hit on a good idea !
          Most interesting. Many thanks.

But he'll have completely forgotten about it by now.

And as always, I'd be more than happy to chime-in!