Arrived in Washington DC yesterday and its v v V hot!!! All good though as there's a lovely pool and air con! Arrived late in the day yesterday so left the sightseeing and went out on the town. Met a couple of Ry's friends and then partied til we were too drunk to party anymore! that seems to be the running theme since I left London! Did the sights today. Probably the most interesting was the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights and the Constituti...

Richmond is a lovely area. The James River is beautiful and you spend the day just enjoying it... All the houses are so individual and Ry's friend Sarah made us fell v welcome. We managed to miss most of the fireworks... typical but a good night was had by all.

Hi all, well, my first blog entry. Chapel Hill is as I remember.... mental. My first night was great and v entertaining. its the 4th July tomorrow so me, ry and mark are starting our road trip to New York.... spending tomorrow in Virginia for the party! then on to washington where we'll be for 2 days then onto New York ... so more photos will be added then. Its v hot here but loving it... spk soon xxx