Hi guys, Still abit behind but here is the east coast of Americe. Arrived in Philly to stay with Lucy on the monday evening (Simon was away getting mud from mangroves!) It was great to meet Lucy who Ben went to Uni with and to experience Philly. We spent a couple of days seeing the sights and taking it all in and then going to Washington DC for the day where we jam packed loads of sights in. I showed Ben where Pete and Yvonne lived and we visited...

Hello everybody, We arrived in LA last saturday afternoon, and after checking into our hotel we hit the sights with friends Russ and Sarah whom we met in the Cook Islands. We went to Venice beach and Muscle beach and then onto Rodeo drive, the Hollywood sign and the stars in the sidewalk! On the Sunday morning we got picked up by our tour guide Drew and the 13 of us Trekkers hit the open road to the Colorado River where we set up camp in 110 f heat...