So we’re home. The tans already seem to be fading and the cases need to be unpacked but what a holiday! 

We started in New York and drove all the way to Key West stopping at various places on the way. New York was mad and amazing, seeing the sights from Top of the Rock, seeing some lovely old friends and meeting new ones, cycled in Central Park and cruised around Manhattan. 

We left after 4 days and spent 10 hours driving down to the Outer Banks in North Carolina, stopping for lunch at Philadelphia on the way. Stayed in a motel on the beach, explored the islands and took a biplane ride and relaxed! Next stop was Myrtle Beach which was busy and commercial and just what we expected from a seaside town. Went on a little wooden roller coaster which scared Darren to death and bruised his arm. Shopped in tacky shops and ate at a roadside bar while watching the mad vehicles go by. 

The next bit of the journey was a relatively short one with a 2 hour hop to Charleston. Spent some time driving and walking around the city then back in the car for the drive to Savannah. The hotel in Savannah was on the river and seemed to date back to times when they produced cotton there. Had dinner in a local pub and toured the city the following morning.

From Savannah we drove to Orlando arriving early evening and settling in to our hotel. We had a bit too much to drink and ordered pizza to be delivered about 11.30pm!

We did Island of Adventures and Seaworld before driving town to Boynton Beach to catch up with family and friends.

We then headed to Miami and partied too hard and met a lovely group of people from America and Chelmsford UK. The next day we suffered and stayed in bed most of the day!

The rest of the trip was spend in Key Largo and Key West, again making new friends and enjoying life. I will go in to more detail of the journey in this blog.