50 States


New York, NY

For our last few days with Liam we are in New York. Again, a fairly short drive between the two cities so we arrived late morning. Day 1 – Manhatten and Monday Night Football We left Philadelphia and basically had expressway all the way out of Pennsylvania, through New Jersey […]


Philadelphia, PA

The path to Liberty The hotel we stayed at in Lancaster was pretty popular with families as “Dutch Wonderland” amusement park is just across the road so we had to collect our breakfast bits and eat in our room as there were no spare tables – didn’t think Lancaster would […]


Lancaster, PA

Amish Stuff For today from Washington we were headed north west to visit Gettysburg & Amish country. First stop however was Arlington National Cemetery. It was established toward the end of the Civil War and today its nearly 640 acres is the final resting place of nearly 400,000 military personal. […]


Washington, DC

Not quite a state but a pretty iconic spot … No new state today and not even a new district as we have visited before – we return to Washington DC , the country’s capitol, after visiting 14 years ago ! Not a long drive today into Washington and we […]


Charlottesville, VA

The home of Thomas Jefferson Leaving this morning we set off on the rest of Skyline Drive. The drive is slow as the top speed is only 35 mph. But the scenery along the way is fantastic and the slow pace lets you take it all in. And you can […]