Entered the state of Maryland via its western end, following the old National Road. Maryland is a strange shape out there, sandwiched between the river and the mountain it's only just under 2km across at it's narrowest point.

Stopped off at Harpers Ferry on the way. I last visited in 1995, on my first trip to the states, and nothing has changed very much. It is still an amazing view from the top of the Maryland Heights where you can look down on the rivers marking the boundaries between the three states Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.

Now in Annapolis, the capital of Maryland and once, for a few short months, the capital of the whole Union. On the docks is a tribute to Alex Haley marking the spot where his Great Great Great Great Grandfather, Kunta Kinte, was brought into the country in chains.