That's an epic trip. I've not been to the southern states yet, but I won't be going to the US in the near future for obvious reasons. It's great that you can be there, but does it feel any different?

Have you run into any Hivers? I do my stats posts on Brits, but have not attempted to count those in the US as it's a much bigger job. I suspect that there are a lot, but they may be spread out with a few clusters in cities.

Rock on!