It seems incredible that we have been here for more than two weeks now and are heading into the final part of our holiday. It has been utterly fantastic, we have seen and done so much and the joy of wandering around with no fixed agenda has met every expectation. We have decided to head to Niagara for our final hurrah, so are slowly moving west. Leaving the trailer park (Spencer said the showers were grotty... I, as usual, used the on board facilities) we headed to Burlington, highly recommended as the best resort on Lake Champlain. We thought it pretty average really. The best thing we found was a proper bakery where we bought a loaf of French bread for lunch. Bread in America is generally sweet, soft and mass produced so it was a ... read more

Yesterday morning we left Camden and headed to Wolfeboro on Lake Winnipesaukee, NH. It was a dreary day as we left and it rained pretty much all the way until we got there, when the clouds cleared leaving a cloudless and warm late afternoon. The lake is beautiful, surrounded by tree covered mountains and Wolfeboro is a great little town right on the edge. We had dinner out at a bar/restaurant and sat on the outside terrace almost touching the water with a clear view. Definitely the most picturesque place we have eaten so far. The campsite we stayed at was pretty grim, definitely the worst so far. It was generally grotty, so heavily wooded that it was dark even in bright sunshine and the mozzies had to be seen to be believed. Strangely though it ... read more

Apologies for the blog free days but we have been very busy in Maine eating lobster, mooching (and I might have read a book or two...). After Salisbury we dipped into Portsmouth and dipped out again fairly quickly after realising it was a bit like Bromley only with less shops. Carried on up the coast spending a night in York, then on to Boothbay Harbour, a really pretty harbour village. We found a great campsite right on the shore and had a very peaceful time wandering about the port, looking at yachts and classic New England houses. The next morning we went to Pemaquid Point. According to the Lonely Planet, 'Along a 3500-mile coastline famed for its natural beauty, Pemaquid Point stands out...' It was a beautiful day without a cloud in the sky and the ... read more

So here we are in the USA .......... The land of the Great Lakes, Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon and Dunkin Donuts. Some months ago I said to Sarah that I would treat her to a holiday of her choice anywhere in the world to celebrate her significant birthday. I had prepared a short list of my ideas to help her choose but in typical form she pulled the unexpected out of the hat, New England in an RV! A few clicks of the mouse later the trip was booked. My biggest fault is my need to always over spec and buy the biggest or the best that I can afford. Why book a two berth RV when you can have at least six spare beds on board and a room that slides out of the ... read more

Found a lovely campsite on Newport, Rhode Island where we spent last night and tonight. It's very peaceful and green, apart from the flies which are black. Apparently one should expect flies when one goes camping and if one doesn't like them then why did one want to go on a camping holiday? I don't know.... We decided to spend the day in Newport town, which turned into a bit of a saga. The first plan was to get a taxi there and back to save moving the RV, but there were none available. At all. So we explored the bus option which would have been ok only the next bus was in seven minutes and the bus stop was a mile away and the next bus after that was in an hour, maybe.... So we ... read more