Travelling from New York to Washington DC we had to stop off at the Gettysburg National Military Park. From the National Military Park website. A New Birth of Freedom The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War, the Union victory that ended General Robert E. Lee’s second and most ambitious invasion …
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Dear Diary Readers, Bears
Hiking in California.
York Pennsylvania, USA
I missed this stop in the country which we enjoyed. It was just going to be a quick stop on the way to Washington DC, but like all USA towns there is always something to see. On the towns website of things going on it mentioned a cartoon drawing class at the library, great timing, …
Dear Diary Readers – Lolo
Happy Autumn Halloween
New York, USA
New York The big apple, with all the many songs, movies, stories about it, did it live up to all the hype? Well I though Chicago was beautiful and even elegant, Detroit interesting, but New York, I am not sure what to make of it. It is a mismatch of buildings and people, super rich …
Vermont to New York in Autumn
One of the main reasons for travelling clockwise around the USA was to be on the eastern side, Vermont area for Autumn. I love the colours. Montpelier, Capital of Vermont. Vermont in autumn, absolutely gorgeous. We walked two small sections of the Appalachian trail, its 3,500 km long. At the second section we …
Quebec, Canada
I am finally getting around to posting the last photos of Canada. We are camped in Florida City RV Park, a very dodgy campground, we plan to leave the trailer/caravan here so we can get down to the Florida Keys for Christmas day. Back to Canada and the Montmorency Falls which are just outside …
Dear Diary Readers – When the fairies made me.
East Ontario, Canada
Horse Shoe Falls and Cascades Length 167 feet, or 50.9m Column of water 600,000us gallons or 2,271,247 liters per second It is an impressive amount of water and beautiful to look at, but you can only stare at it for so long. On the Canadian side, to keep guests entertained, there are streets behind the …