Geo: 40.7528, -73.9853This morning we awoke and headed straight to the Hudson River. We planned to board a two hour cruise seeing the sights of New York. We bought tickets and awaited the start. Once on board we were lucky enough to get a seat in the top deck. It was a beautiful day as we sailed along looking at Manhattan skyline and circled the Statue of Liberty. As we approached the Yankees Stadium fate decided we had had too much sun and the heavens opened. It was torrential so we took refuge but still got soaked! Typical British Weather!Once we docked we walked to the High Line which was a public park which was on an abandoned elevated train track. This gave beautiful views and offered a spectacular differing view from the skyscrapers and busy ... read more

Geo: 39.8302, -77.2311This morning we had a little treat and had a lie in - but then we headed onto Gettysburg where we were directed to park and ride area. This was very busy - worried we had just been directed to a re-enactment or to someones private party we asked a member of staff who informed us that we were in the right place. In fact we had arrived in Gettysburg on the 150 year anniversary of the first day of the battle - good timing or what??We got on a shuttle bus and headed to the visitor centre and this was a eye opener with people dressed up. We purchased tickets to go into museum, view a film and look at a cyclorama. First was the movie which gave us a brief overview of ... read more

Geo: 38.8921, -77.0241This morning we awoke and after a quick breakfast we caught the shuttle and metro into Washington. Our first stop had to be the White House - this was a beautiful view and one which looked like a view on a postcard. Next we walked round to take in the building from behind. From here behind us we could also see the magnificent Washington Monument. Unfortunately this was covered in scaffolding due to repairs following an earthquake 2 years ago.The weather was getting hotter and hotter but we perceived. Our next stop was the Declaration of Independence Monument which was on an island which shows all signatures of those who signed the original declaration. Afterwords we walked onto the Vietnam War memorials, the first one was the women's memorial and then onto the mens ... read more

Geo: 35.6473, -83.5115Today we awoke after a quite eventful night sleep as there was a thunderstorm and the crash of the thunder woke us both up. After we checked out of the motel we headed to Mel's diner for some breakfast. Nicky had a stack of pancakes, whilst Simon had french toast - both were thoroughly tasty and prepared us for the day ahead.Today we visited the Great Smokey Mountains National Park which was by far the largest park we had visited and had the largest crowds. After calling into the visitor centre to gain perspective and get a map of where to visit we set off on the first adventure. The first stop was the Laurel Falls - as the car park was full we parked up at side of the road and started going. ... read more

Geo: 36.9441, -84.0955We awoke after a restful night sleep with our intrepid explorer feet itching. After some breakfast we headed for Cumberland Falls National Park. We started walking and it wasn't long before we heard the roaring of the waterfall. This was a beautiful sight and we took various routes to different viewing points where were even lucky enough to see a rainbow formed in the waterfall. However, we came here to explorer so we set off on the most dangerous looking trail we could find. This was a hike adjacent to the river but unfortunately the rain decided to try and stop us. But these explorers were not going to be put off that easily and we persevered - only stopping occasionally to stop in caves when rain got heaviest. We hiked, climbed and strolled ... read more