Blogs from New Jersey, United States, North America - page 17

Well the itinerary is done, trip packets completed and being distributed. Only 11 more days until we depart for our Italian adventure. Ciao!... read more

Déjà une semaine depuis notre dernière entrée!!! Le 10 nov on part avec le beau temps mais le vent et le froid nous ont vite rattrapés et vers 4pm, on a finalement accosté à une petite marina (Jeff’s Yatcht Haven) bien mal entretenue à Kingston, NY mais on a pu faire la lessive et on avait l’électricité et l’eau. Le lendemain, quand on a repris la Hudson le vent et le froid étaient encore au rendez-vous et lorsqu’on a pu trouvé une marina ouverte (Westerly Marina à Ossining, NY), il y avait tellement peu d’espace de manoeuvre et avec le fort vent, on a dû avoir de l’aide pour accoster; le lendemain matin encore des grands vents qui rendent le départ difficile. On reprend la Hudson et arrive à New York vers 3pm mais à marée ... read more

And so there we have it. Today is the day I leave. I made a huge thank you to all the people I met on my trip. They made it much more enriching for me. The world worth experiencing is with the people you meet. In my case, some I already knew from the internet. But I can sure say it was a privilege to meet others as well. I left my hostel at 11am after a shower. It took me quite some time to get to Newark airport, but that was fine; I allowed myself plenty of time. It’s better to arrive early and wait for ages, than to miss your flight. I took advantage of my greyhound bus pass for the final time. I basically got a free transfer to Newark, a half-hour ride ... read more

First we went to Windsor Castle, which was huge. The walls were high, and the queen owns one side of the castle and the king another. There are many guards there because the queen goes to Windsor Castle during the summer vacation time. There are lots of paintings on the wall, statues, and priceless objects. Next we saw Stonehenge. It is a very stunning view of a prehestoric statue. It is a circle of rocks, but it is somehow shaped like a calendar. You are not allowed to get close to the rocks because people will try to break off a piece of them to take home. No one knows how it was formed, or what it was used for, but it could have been a calendar, a prehistoric temple, or a very fancy house from ... read more

So we went to Atlantic City and found that we couldn't connect to any wifi there at all, therefore, we haven't been able to update our blog for a few days now! Thankfully, we really didn't do much in Atlantic City over the couple of days that we were there, so even though this entry will cover three days, it should be relatively short! There are also not many pictures, as there was really not much to take pictures of! On Tuesday, we woke to our last morning in Philadelphia, which happened to also be Craig's birthday! Emma gave him his card, which she had been hiding in her bag (trying her best to keep it flat!) since the beginning of the trip. He didn't have any other cards or presents to open (Emma had paid ... read more