Upstate New York Having one last breakfast burrito with the Southworth's, we hit the road and headed in the direction of Niagara Falls. A pit stop on the way turned into a 4-day event getting to The Falls. Our 1st stop, after re-entering New York State, was Glimmerglass State park. Hayley's favorite campsite so far, with no one around - lush, green meadows surrounding us, deer for neighbors, it was a little piece of primitive camping paradise for the night....

Long Island (New York State) Two days of 8 million people in a crazy city and we were more than ready to escape to the beach! In desperate need of Vitamin D, and stocked up with Aussie Gold SPF 30, we hotfooted onto Long island. Horrendous roads complete with Bourke's Luck sized potholes, ended up buckling our tyre. Not impressed, as the $12 toll fee for every car should surely cover the road maintenance? Thinking of suing the state for damages. $160 bu...

New York City Saying our goodbyes to DC, we hit the road and found the only state park with availability for camping close enough to NYC, enter Cheesequake State Park. The weekend we chose to explore the Big Apple was Gay Pride, suffice to say the oakes with the pink dollar had booked up all the motels / hotels / B&B's / sauna's & bathhouse's so these happy travellers were forced to stay Jersey side…. NY was everything we expected it to be. Ju...