Houston
30 kwietnia 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Long flight from NZ. Only one hiccup when going through US Immigration, the little machine would not accept Mark's fingerprints so the little man took him away. Waited 15 mins and out came Mark, all Czytaj więcej
Oklahoma
1 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The troops checking out the wine in Houston.
Oklahoma
1 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Now in Oklahoma, rather barren around our Hotel.
Norman
1 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Just been out to dinner with Lawrence's USA 'mother' & her two sons, great night out. Off to Lawrence's college tomorrow. Great waiter with a wonderful sense of humour.
Tishomingo
2 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
The lovely Courtney (Lawrence's American Mum) picked us up & drove us to Murray State college to visit with Lawrence. All the NZ boys were pleased to see us. The college is much bigger than we thought Czytaj więcej
Boston via Denver
3 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Up early this morning to catch a plane to Boston. Flight from Oklahoma to Denver OK, flight to Boston crammed in like sardines for 3 hours with one very loud American who liked the sound of his own Czytaj więcej
Boston
4 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Full on today playing tourists in Boston. Hop on Hop off bus around the City. First thing Julie & I did was buy a sweatshirt as it was JOLLY COLD and we were doing a harbour cruise. Old city but very Czytaj więcej
New London
7 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Sorry for the delay folks , no coverage where we were. Arrived in New London, pouring with rain and very cold. Met by Andrew and taken on a tour of Colby Sawyer Campus, a real lovely college. Our Czytaj więcej
Back in Boston
7 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Sorry folks, no wifi in New London, back on deck now. Rained most of the time in New London unfortunately but we managed to have a good time. Lovely to see Andrew and where he has been living for the Czytaj więcej
Graduation
7 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Awesome time with Andrews mates. Graduation time, we were all very proud of him. Cleaning out his apartment, lots of laughs especially when he had to get his couch down the stairs & then dump it in Czytaj więcej
Leaving Colby Sawyer
7 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
The clean up.
Last night in Boston
9 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Walked many miles in the day, did the Boston TeaParty tourist thing and all enjoyed it. Great history. Still a bit on the cool side.
Night out
9 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Dinner with the lads & their partners at their favourite bar in Boston called Yard House. Mike & Mark even joined them in half a yard. Sad to say goodbye to Andrew & his fantastic group of mates. Czytaj więcej
Train to New York via the coast
10 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
As usual arrived at station well before time!!! Train on time, comfortable seats with plenty of leg room. Picturesque coast with lovely homes, especially New London, CONNETICUT where we nearly ended Czytaj więcej
The Big Apple
10 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Wow, this is massive, getting out of Penn Station a mission and a half, thank goodness for Mr Uber and IT Manager Julie. Our apartment is 'long and narrow ' but has everything we want. First on the Czytaj więcej
Rockefellor Center
10 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
On a lighter note we zoomed up 67 stories in the elevator and then one by escalator, one by stairs - WOW is what three of us thought, Mark was a little less enthused!!!! 360 degree views.
5th Ave to Central Park
10 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Walked down 5th Ave, passed Trump Tower, wandered a little way through Central Park, just a taste of more exploring to come. All buggered so took an Uber back to our apartment for dinner & sleep. Czytaj więcej
Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
11 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
6.15am start this morning, uber to Battery Park to catch the ferry with MANY others, fortunately only twenty in our tour group. Tour guide knowledgable but bit long winded. Lady Liberty is a massive Czytaj więcej
Ellis Island
11 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Photos of Ellis Island.
Central Park
11 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
After quick uber from Battery Park to Central Park, and a quick lunch nearby we took a horse and gig ride for 45 mins through Central Park. Our horseman was a typical Irishman with an accent we picked Czytaj więcej
The Bronx
13 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Today we travelled to the Bronx and went to the zoo, believe it or not!! Arriving at the gate we were confronted by around 100 school buses and hundreds of kids - just our luck but the zoo is over 200 Czytaj więcej
Wet New York
14 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Yesterday was one of those days, caught up on sleep then decided to get out of our cramped quarters, out into a very wet & windy day, even had my umbrella turn inside out. Very cold too. Thank Czytaj więcej
Hullo Washington
15 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Temperature change, thank goodness. Arrived at union Station to sunshine, short 10 min walk uphill to our 'luxury' airbnb. What a contrast to New York, our accommodation is great, close to loads of Czytaj więcej
Hop on Hop off - Washington
16 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Great hop on hop off bus today sussing out what we want to visit the next couple of days. Arlington Cemetery to visit JFK gravesite & the eternal flame. Changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Czytaj więcej
Capitol Hill
16 maja 2017, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Little walk down our road is Capitol Hill so off we toddled this morning to join the crowds. We managed join a tour immediately, right time, right place!!! Architecture is amazing, no words can Czytaj więcej













































































































Jane HoustounEnjoy
Gaynor WrightFabulous day here and from the top of the mount things looked great!!!
Garry ChristoffersenGreat you made it safe and sound. Hope the smoke free flight went well, joolee. Did not hear any mention about rubber gloves so would have been a relief to Mark!