Just to say that it was very exciting… in a sort of a car crash way.  We had dinner in Reg and settled down with a bottle of wine to watch the results from each state come in – especially interesting to see the ones we now know, like Michigan – which is still not in as I write.   Exactly like home they had panels of experts and you could tell at the start nothing was amiss – and then between 10pm and 11pm our time it started to change.

The turning pint for most was Ohio and then Wisconsin which was shocking as Clinton had not even visited there the whole campaign – so I don’t think in the next presidential race any state will be left unvisited… a bit of an own goal. Doh!

Anyway, we went to bed at about midnight and then woke up and watched some more about 5am and then again this morning.

It was a very exciting night and where we are staying is a complete Trump stronghold…  but we have not seen any cheering or dancing in the streets.  I think truth be told that they are pleased the campaign is over. 

A couple of anecdotal things to report.  On Monday night, we were in a bar and Clinton came on and someone started to talk about the election and the barmaid said it was banned.  Last night we had a drink somewhere else and the barmaid said that the country would be ruined by the morning – but it is hard to know what that means and we are reticent to get involved… But the clincher for me yesterday was that we were having our bikes checked over and guy who owned the business for 15 years, about our age said that his healthcare had doubled over the last two years to $15,000 per annum.  He made some other comments about tax, etc. which indicated that he was very anti-establishment, anti-Washington rules and regulations.  He was a nice guy – so it just showed how they are feeling.  He was of course a white working man!

Anyway, fingers crossed that the world does not collapse and Donald will let us back in after Xmas!!