Took the long drive up from Annapolis back to New York City. Cut across the Bay Bridge to avoid the morning rush hour in Baltimore and thus entered another state, Delaware.

Delaware always makes me feel at home, with the counties of Kent and Sussex and the town of Lewes and capital of Dover. It was the first state to ratify the constitution, something they are so proud of they put it on all the car number plates.

Visited Longwood Gardens where they are some magnificent displays and some rather over the top fountains. Americans don't do things by halves.

Drove across the 17mile Chesapeake Bay bridge-tunnel which stretches across the mouth of the massive Chesapeake Bay. Lots of warships around going into Norfolk Naval base. When I was halfway across a plane dumped loads of parachutists into the ocean. I presume it was an exercise. Either that or the US was being invaded. From there travelled, via Ocean city, into Delaware, and to the coastal town of Lewes, in Sussex county. So I felt quite at home. Incidentally, the only news from the UK that I`ve seen on US TV involved a fireworks fire in Lewes. Walked around the town for a while before catching the ferry over to Cape May in New Jersey, which is very nice, but closed.