'Baby You Can Drive My Car'. The Beatles

Harold LeMay built his fortune on rubbish. A self made man he founded a trash disposal empire and, with his dosh, he amassed a collection of 3,500 cars. That is not a typo: 3,500! It makes our 14 look rather pathetic.

Sadly, Harold didn't live to see the opening of the 'LeMay Car Museum' in Tacoma that opened in June of this year. It is the largest motor museum in America and contains a few hundred of Harold's cars from the beginning of automotive power to the present day. They all gleam, as you would expect, and there are some absolute beauties. We both felt that it didn't flow very well though. It is on several levels with ramps but it would be very easy to miss out on large sections because of poor signing. It has been put together at a cost of $65m, quite a chunk if change and, at that price, it should have been perfection.

It was hard to pick a favourite, but I rather liked the Butler Electric car Of 1910. It looks extraordinary; as if it does not have a place to drive it from. It was marketed as a 'ladies' car as one did not have to use a crank to start it and it was easy to drive. Maybe you could do your knitting at the same time, who knows? It had lace curtains for that 'feminine touch' too.

Tonight is our last night in the Landie as we take it to the shipping agent tomorrow and spend our last two nights in a Seattle hotel. We are feeling quite sad that our journey is almost over. However, we will enjoy our final moments here, I'm sure.

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