So we have now begun to do more as we feel rested and ready to go. Wednesday was a quiet morning planning for Disney, then we went to the old Jerusalem village near to Carl and Petra's house.
http://www.jerusalemmill.org
It is in the Gunpowder Falls National Park and there are a few walking trails leading of from here. We set off down-river and covered about 4 miles there and back. It was wooded and rocky with places to throw rocks and paddle. It was also very warm.
Carrying a pack with water is vital because even on the hottest days in the uk you need a drink, but here we need gallons.
Anyway, we scrambled about in the country a bit, saw a very cool covered bridge and paddled in the river.
http://alltrails.com/trail/us/maryland/gunpowder-falls-state-park-jerusalem-village-trail-with-jericho
The next day we went to Baltimore. I am amazed at how expensive everything is! Parking for the day: $28, water taxi: $48, smoothie $4... And so on. I think we are used to small town (sorry Doncaster) northern England prices and the rest of the world operates on a different financial paradigm. It didn't stop us from doing anything we had planned however, things cost what they cost and you get on with it!
So, arrival and quick scout around the harbour was followed by lunch overlooking the Constellation and other ships. We then boarded the water taxi and headed off to Fort McHenry. This is famous as the place where, after a battle against the British, xx wrote a little song called the star-spangled banner.
http://www.nps.gov/fomc/index.htm
The boys got to practice musket drill, which ended with an ironic bayonet charge against the British. We returned by water taxi. The easiest way to explain this is to look here:
http://www.baltimorewatertaxi.com/
This was pretty much it apart from taking a look at the various ships in the harbour, including a submarine. It was warm and a lovely day.
Tomorrow Washington DC.
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