DAY 27: DUMPING TEA INTO THE SEA More American history to start the day, as we ventured down to the harbour to experience the Boston Tea Party Museum. Actors in period costume took you through the events of that fateful day before encouraging participants to reenact the main event of tossing the tea into the sea - Josh didn't need to be asked twice, in fact he came back for seconds. What a Patriot! We then found ourselves back on the Freedom Trail, ending up a...

DAY 26: BASEBALL AND A BIT OF HISTORY Well I think our shoes covered most of Boston today. We kicked things off with Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. Not much trekking there - it's right behind our hotel! In its 103rd year, Fenway Park is the oldest ball park in Major League Baseball, so we got given a lot of history on our tour around and inside the stadium. Sitting in seats that are over 80 years old, you can only imagine what it would be like to be h...

DAY 25: BOSTON BOUND! This morning we returned to Philadelphia's 30th Street Station to board the Acela Express for Boston. While planning the holiday, when I saw this journey was the best part of 5 hours, I thought we'd shell out the extra coin and go first class - and I'm glad we did, cause it made for a real comfy ride. The highlight probably came about an hour in, when Nic and Josh caught their first glimpse of the famous Manhattan skyline as the train pas...