The trip back down again

<-- even the locals get confused with all the numbers all over the place

some autumn colours coming through -->

<-- historical homes of the south

NY, NY

<-- you'll know when you've arrived here

Underage: Ollie's first drink at a bar -->

Noo York is the biggest zoo we've seen for a while. On the plus side, the meals are a sensible size so your stomach won't hurt.


<-- Even the buildings are packed in with a shoe horn

nice colours -->

Milford, NJ

<-- Ollie hangs out with Denyse & Stephen

One of the few places where there is not a battle re-enactment, though there's enough space for it. -->

After driving for a couple of hours, and getting lost at least twice on the scenic country roads, we bravely crossed the Delaware River into historical Milford, checked out the new acreages and visited the Wheelers.


<-- the road to Milford, if you go the wrong way

Chicks dig me

<-- Oh yes they do -->

<-- getting spruced up

ready to move in for the kill -->

In the footsteps of Rocky

<-- Rocky says: bet you didn't come here for the art museum

Ollie throws his hands up after running up Rocky's steps -->

Trying hard now
it's so hard now
trying hard now

Getting strong now
won't be long now
getting strong now

Gonna fly now
flying high now
gonna fly, fly, fly...

A train ride home just like in the movies -->

New Castle, Delaware

<-- each place in town is this good looking

cobblestone street -->

New Castle is a small place with skinny streets lined by gorgeous historic buildings a metre from the curb. By some miracle, it hasn't been demolished, and is intact as it ever was.


Everyone thinks Delaware is dull because they sit on highway 95 and go straight through. But if you stop at New Castle, you'll discover a living town that got saved from the housing estate building, Hummer driving, neon sign blaring banality that is destroying the rest of the country like weeds. Hopefully the nearest Walmart and Starbucks are far far away.