Having watched such vastly educational programmes as Man v. Food and Diners, Drive-ins and Dives prior to taking my US trip, I felt sufficiently fore-warned about the potential delights awaiting me there. Suffice it to say that I packed my gym kit. I had visions of careless excess; apple pie, hamburgers, sweet potato fries (maybe in that order), but, I also had to pack my bathing suit, so I tried not to salivate too hard. Anyhow, I psyched myself up and after getting over jet lag, decided to step out into the wilds of New Cumberland, PA. I got advice about where to run from my brother, which was flippantly vague yet repetitive at the same time. That, combined with my rock solid ability to pick the wrong option when confronted with a fork in the
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