Night at the museum
6 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
A trip to the American Musuem of natural history in NYC.
We didn't see Ben Stiller though.
🍕 🍕 Dollar pizza!
6 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
I'm obsessed with the idea of dollar pizza. After the museum we found a dollar (well 99¢) pizza place.
It was $1/slice and then add 1 for meat toppings.
A deal of $2.75 for 2 slices and a soda.
Lady Liberty
6 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
A statue made out of pennies?
Hotel or film set?
7 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We got to our next hotel earlier than we could check in (as we had to check our of our last one already)
Once we rocked up, there seemed to be a film studio set up in the reception/lobby.
Anyway weMeer informatie
SuperWash
7 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We all have to do chores right? Including jobless people like us. We still need to clean our clothes.
These "laundromats" are huge though!
Collecting the truck! 🎉
8 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We finally got to pickup the truck from the port!
A bit of admin and lots of waiting around. But it's back with us!
Testing boxes
8 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
When we shipped the truck. They wouldn't allow us to take our boxes. So we had to go on a hunt today to find new storage boxes that work.
REI!
8 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Now stocking up on camp essentials. New stove, camp cooking set, plates, forks, etc.
Unfortunately they did not have any suitable camp chairs or tables for us! On to the next camp store.
First fuel stop
8 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
When we shipped the truck. It had to have just under 1/4 a tank, but more than red. So it needed filling up before we hit the road tomorrow and head out the city properly!
Going to take some gettingMeer informatie
ReizigerToo many conversions going on - but it sounds cheaper than the U.K. lol?? Xx
Costco pizza 🍕
8 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Laura had a pizza slice that was really the size of a whole pizza 🍕
We went to Costco hunting for camp chairs. Ended up with dinner
Pit stop
9 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
A little fuel break for us and the car before heading into the start of the skyline drive on the blue ridge Parkway in Shenandoah national park
Camp #1
9 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Camp 1 on the blue ridge drive.
Great little spot. We missed the talk on bears, but did get to see the talk on other wildlife by a very enthusiastic park ranger. She loved to strike her imaginary tail
First hike
10 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Our first hike on the trip. Just a little one to break up the day.
Camp #2
10 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Camp site #3 - Pigeon River
11 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
We pulled up to camp site #3 in the Great Smokey mountains.
Setup and tried to dry out our tent and awning whilst the rain has stopped and Laura goes and tries out the warm showers on site!
A bigger hike
12 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
This hike was bigger than the one we did the other day.
It's called Alum Cave bluff (can be found on AllTrails app)
It was a great hike. The weather held out for us, so we missed the rain. Although itMeer informatie
Camp spot #4
12 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Whoops. A little fire was had!
In the camp shop I got myself an ice cream and Laura a citronella candle as last night was very bug infested. But we don't have any lighters or matches to light theMeer informatie
Abram falls hike
13 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
This hike was a short drive from our camp site. We got there early (which was good as there was plenty of parking and nobody on the trail) and enjoyed the hike to this waterfall.
We didn't see anyMeer informatie
The Stage on Broadway
13 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We made it to Nashville!
The Bluebird cafe 🐦
14 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Small music venue. You're not allowed to take videos so only a very short clip included.
This place Laura found online whilst we were just wondering around at 4:30. Turns out if you don't have aMeer informatie
Camp #5
15 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
A nice little camp site. We got here and the camp host wasn't around so a guy who I think works there, kind of helped us out.
Anyway we were camped out next to some huge motor homes and they had loadsMeer informatie
Camp #6
16 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
I finally got to setup a hammock!
I've always wanted to setup a hammock but have never gotten around to it. But I found a couple of good trees here and tried it out!
The drone clip.... Well the droneMeer informatie
Entering Louisiana
17 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
We've made it south to Louisiana!
Now time to go into the visitor center and get loads of pamphlets and flyers to activities we won't do!
Camp #7 - New Orleans
17 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
A camp for a couple of nights in New Orleans.
It was a marina and rv Park. It wasn't the nicest place we've stayed but it was safe enough.
New Orleans I wasn't a fan of. We could hear lots of gunMeer informatie
NFL - New Orlean's Saints v Tampa Bay
18 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Our first NFL game. Let's see how this goes.
We got to see Tom Brady play though. That's meant to be good right?
