Holiday USA 2012
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Day 1
: Up, up and away
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Thanks to Ian we had to get up indecently early for our trip to Heathrow, They do later flights but a 4am start is always a great idea!
Having evicted the Cat, our taxi arrived & off we set.
(Nice banana monkey man!) Virgin are great, dispose of suitcases on arrival & off to duty free with Ians credit card...Brilliant
Our nice shiney jet "Uptown girl" took off on time & aside from some , clear air turbulence we had a great flight & touched down in JFK ( New York ) 5 mins earlier than scheduled.
The arrivals/ Passport control however was SOMETHING ELSE..an hour and a half of frustrated queuing eventually led us to the booth of ,New yorks most sullen Homeland security man..Having established that we were not terrorists or drug mules , We retrieved our luggage and headed for budget car rentals..
Min & I spotted CSI's Marg Hellenberger ( Guessed spelling ) who plays "Catherine Willows" on the train..Ian of course was totally oblivious.
The car hire proved to be another frustrating exercise with more sullen members of the so called service industry, However we left the office with a lovely big Ford Expedition.
Ian drove us through New York State, New Jersey & Maryland..Most of our spending money has gone on a series of "Tolls" $13 to cross the Brooklyn Bridge & a further $9 for the Delaware Tunnel to name but a few ..Might have to sell Min if this keeps up!
Before arriving at The Holiday Inn, Laurel West we stopped as is our custom for a first night burger.
Now to rest dear reader as its about 3 am UK style,
Sleep well
xx
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Day 2
:Our Nations Capital..
(Wednesday 25th July 2012
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Day 3
:Laurel & Charlie..
(Thursday 26th July 2012
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Day 4
:Goodbye Bob ( Or whats left of him ) Hello Chesapeake bay..
(Friday 27th July 2012
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Day 5
:Happy Anniversary Mr & Mrs Veck..
(Saturday 28th July 2012
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Day 6
:Bottoms up on the Chatooga ( Paddle faster I hear Banjo's )..
(Sunday 29th July 2012
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Day 7
:Cheerio Chatooga..Hi Fiddlers Roost..
(Monday 30th July 2012
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Day 8
:Tubing on New River..
(Tuesday 31st July 2012
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Day 9
:To Niagara , a nice curry & Ians cave of the Winds !
(Wednesday 1st August 2012
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Day 10
:We Walked to Canada ( and back ) TWICE..
(Thursday 2nd August 2012
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Day 11
:Drivin' Miss Hollie
(Friday 3rd August 2012
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Day 12
:Washington Mountain & an alpine roller coaster..
(Saturday 4th August 2012
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Day 13
:Scooby doo does Lubec maine
(Sunday 5th August 2012
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Day 14
:You did that on Porpoise ..
(Monday 6th August 2012
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Day 15
:Rockin' around the cape..
(Tuesday 7th August 2012
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Day 16
:Spooky Salem..
(Wednesday 8th August 2012
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Day 17
:Where is my cup of tea?..
(Thursday 9th August 2012
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Day 18
:Steam train antics! ...
(Friday 10th August 2012
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Day 19
:The bears go to Bear Mountain & up The Empire State..
(Saturday 11th August 2012
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Day 20
:A very long wait for Lady Liberty..
(Sunday 12th August 2012
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Day 21
:Goodbye USA : (
(Monday 13th August 2012
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