We had an early start this morning as we needed to get Liam to JFK airport with plenty of time to spare before his flight to Los Angeles. The traffic leaving Manhattan was pretty appalling but we’d expected that, so about 50 minutes after leaving our hotel we were hugging…
When we originally planned this trip we planned to spend the beginning of our trip in New York to see a couple of sites that we had not seen on our last visit. However, when Neil realised that the Dallas Cowboys were playing the New York Giants here in the…
We left D.C. bright and early and crossed the river back into Virginia for a stop at Arlington National Cemetery. This was another re-visit for us but Liam was keen as his memory of the 2008 trip is a bit sketchy. There were many mor epeopl there than we remebered…
It wasn’t a long drive from Charlottesville to Washington D.C. so we were checked into our hotel by 11.30am. Luckily they could give us a room straight away so we dropped our bags and headed straight down to the National Portrait Gallery, only a few blocks from the hotel. We…
The Drive from Altoona to Shenandoah National park took us briefly through Maryland again. Last night Neil was looking at the route and discovered that in Cumberland, Maryland we could see a little bit of the George Washington 1753 Trail. This marks the young George Washington’s first diplomatic mission to…
I had a very early start this morning. Several years ago we were flying back from London on the day that Prince William married Kate Middleton. I missed the wedding completely and felt cheated of a spectacle. This year I was determined to watch the State funeral of Queen Elizabeth…
The breakfast at our Hampton Inn was a definite improvement on yesterday, thay hadn’t run our of everything 🙂 . We were on the road bright and early at 8.30 and heading north towards Cleveland. Today we’ll see another of the Great Lakes, Erie this time, after we saw three…
We set out West in West Virginia this morning, driving through the forested hills that we’ve really come to associate with the state. It makes for pretty driving, even on the busier roads. After about an hour we drove through the center of Charleston which is the capital of West…
Driving the Blue Ridge They call the Blue Ridge Parkway “America’s Favourite Drive”, so as devoted road trippers there was no way we were spending time in the part of the country without experiencing at least some of it. It meanders along the Appalachians for over 450 miles and is…
We set out this morning to cross the state of South Carolina. It was already steamy hot when we left so we were looking forward to some cooler weather up in the Appalachians. However we had an important stop along the way – Congaree National Park. Our 35th National Park!…
Saturday Following in the footsteps of Rhett Butler, today we’re heading to a place of peace, charm and grace! Today was one of our longer drives, over 5 hours, but the destination was Charleston, South Carolina, somewhere I was very keen to viist. If you know your “Gone with the…
From Williamsburg our next destination was the Outer Banks of North Carolina. ( North Carolina was the first “new” state for this trip, taking us up to our 43rd State of the Union!) The Outer Banks (frequently abbreviated OBX) are a 200 mile string of barrier islands and spits off…
