Went to a motorcycling Mecca! OCC or Orange County Choppers World Headquarters. Bit confusing that as it is their only headquarters, in fact it's their only building. Anyhow saw loads of the bikes that they had built, many have been on the TV show. The girls and Theresa just loved every minute of it as we were leaving! Maia said the best part of it was the beaver like animal that she almost saw but didn't because at least she saw a hole it went into.

The place I was looking forward was New York and here we are!! On the first day we checked in at the Hotel then went to the Statue of liberty. We got ice creams and ate them while we were looking at the Statue of Liberty, it was a beautiful view. My ice cream melted before I could eat it all because it 94 degrees. After that we went to the 9/11 memorial. It was so sad I cried. The memorial was done brilliantly with two waterfalls representing where the twin to...

We were venturing out for the second time in New York. New York is a mad busy city, great for people watching. Maia as you know loves a good tramp and there are plenty of those going through the bins, Maia is fascinated. On our second day we thought it would be a good idea to get up early and go the Empire State building, as I got closer I decided Starbucks was a better option. I did however go inside have the family photo and then take the escalator down for...