Phileas

As I have now nearly come to the end of my adventure I thought I would try and just add more pics and less verbals so what have attempted to do is post a site where you can view the pictures I have taken on my last stop before I leave for the UK and view as you wish. Let’s hope it comes off. I have now been away for 6 months, yes hard to believe .it was an amazing experience, covered 60,000klms via air some 24 flights. 17,500 klms by car I have some wonderful memories and I have my blog with 5,000 photos to look back on in future years. I still find it difficult to accept it’s nearly over and I will be back in Tenerife shortly and back to reality. It ... read more

Awoke this morning to find it reasonably bright so decided to do the city tour north towards Harlem past Central Park. However within 1/2hour down came the rain fortunately only light rain. As we approached Harlem the rain stopped. interesting Harlem is the only area on Manhattan Island where the roads are not laid out in a grid system more like Europe all higgledy-de -piggledy we past a very impressive Roman Catholic Church (aren’t they always ) and onto the famous area where there are theatres where many of the great musicians started their careers. Then spotted some local bikers from there we viewed the Hotel Theresa where Castro stayed as a snub to the Yanks when he went to New York 40odd years ago for talks, they expected him to stay at the Waldorf ... read more

On awaking I was to find the “Rainmaker” had cometh again it was coming down cats and dogs .I had geared up to go on the city tour south .I had to wait impatiently until the afternoon to make the adventure, at last it stopped raining but was still really cold .Picked up the bus outside the Empire State building and went down towards the Flat Iron building The Fuller Building better known as The Flat Iron Building was one of the tallest buildings in New York City upon its completion in 1902. The building, at 175 Fifth Avenue, sits on a triangular island block at 23rd Street, Fifth Avenue, and Broadway, facing Square. Then continued down 5th Avenue people watching. The tour bus guide really singing the praises of N.Y. with very heavy hints ... read more

New York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. New York is the third most populous state of the United States of America, and is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania. It also shares an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario. The state's five largest cities are New York City (also the largest city in the United States), Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse. The state has 62 counties. New York City is known for its history as a gateway for immigration to the United States and its status as a transportation and manufacturing center. New York was inhabited by Lenape, Algonquian and Iroquois indigenous people at the time Dutch and French settlers arrived in the 16th century. New York was forted ... read more

My flight to New York was scheduled for 11-40 so needed to be at the airport by 9-40 which meant leaving about 9-00am.This was to be a 5 hour flight .Got on the plane an old 737 again through American Airlines .No food scheduled to be served but you could but a snack a Burrito for $5 and a drink for same amount ,this because flying economy.During the flight only the same things were offered at the same price for a 5 hour flight ,somewhat miffed . would not recommend A.A. to fly with. Plane was extremly noisy just to rub it in. Phileas ... read more

Left Kingman early and headed towards Las Vegas .After two hours driving on cruise control I was in good time ,At this point I arrived at the Hoover dam Hoover Dam is a testimony to a country's ability to construct monolithic projects in the midst of adverse conditions. Built during the Depression; thousands of men and their families came to Black Canyon to tame the Colorado River. It took less than five years, in a harsh and barren land, to build the largest dam of its time. Now, years later, Hoover Dam still stands as a world-renowned structure. The Dam is a National Historic Landmark and has been rated by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of America's Seven Modern Civil Engineering Wonders It is a enormous structure ,when you first arrive it ... read more

One of the things I have always wanted to see is the Grand canyon in Arizona.a natural wonder of the world.So I hired a car and firstly headed for the Somna and Napa Valleys to sample the wine, stopped overnight. Found a unusual place to stay with a French type atmosphere and very pretty accommodation. . The following day on my way to Arizona and the Grand Canyon, it would take 2/3 days to get t there. Well getting out of Napa was a real nightmare the direction are hopeless so I got completely lost and lost several hours before I managed to get on the right route. Traveled most of the day nothing really of much interest as you leave California for Nevada and it’s desert and by 21-30 had had enough and pulled ... read more