Captain Shane in the shuttle

Still in Florida...

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September 6th 2006
Well Tropical Storm Ernesto has been changed to Hurricane Ernesto and Chris and Shane are now trying to work out whether to flee Florida or try and survive the beast. After our Airboat ride we headed to Miami and drove around the South Beach area. There were characters everywhere and traffic was hurrendous. We ended up staying at a Walmart about 10 miles out of town but briefly stopped at a Mot ... read more

North America » United States » Florida

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more