Covid in 2020 saw both my husband and I out of work for the first time since we had met. With so much of America left to see, we planned a road trip from California to Texas, via Montana.

We spent the first few days in Burbank, California with my son David and his wife Ani.

On June 20, we left on our great American COVID roadtrip. We stopped in a small ghost town in California, where there were minimal visitors.

We saw a few interesting things along the way. We made our way through the Mojave desert, and even found a town for sale.

Our first stop was Las Vegas. This usually busy city had been transformed into what felt like a ghost town, some casinos still closed but had signs letting those who passed they would be back in time.

The ones that were opened had a handful of masked visitors. The streets were empty, you felt as though tumble weeds should be rolling down the streets.

Our goal had been to stay in hotels that had kitchens, the Homewood Suites had a great kitchen, where we made our dinner, toasted the start of our trip and stayed the night.