State 1

Washington D.C. is a small area which therefore also means it's hemmed in by neighbouring states on all sides. We passed briefly through Maryland to get there and over a bridge and we're in Virginia to then cross another bridge to arrive in the state of Delaware. Not the most well known of states but it's car reg plates tell us that it was the first state to be inaugurated into the United States. Things haven't improved on that fact since though. The street scene was pass through is of ramshackle wooden housing and raggedly dressed locals. Delaware, well the Delaware river, is where the defining battle against the British took place, which is probably why it was the first state. It is also the only state in the U.S.A not to have a national park. However, like most other states they have state parks. These are solely run by the state and exist without government funding. The downside to this is that any patch of land that is a park in the U.S.A. that is not national park land is state park land. This wouldn't be a problem but you always have to pay to enter and you end up paying double national park prices for camping.
As the rain was left behind in Washington we decide to try out a state park and camp. At $32, £16 at the time, it wasn't cheap. In fact, we stopped in a Vegas casino for less! Unfortunately for us it's a Saturday. Weekends are sometimes a pain when you're travelling as you quickly get used to most places being deserted. A busy campsite in America is not a quiet place, and not because Americans are having such a crazy time, no, it's they're just unnecessarily loud at all times of the night not caring about anybody else but themselves. Still, it's good to get out and camp again and the woodland pitch is nice enough. The sea is only round the corner and the next morning we take a short stroll in bracing wind along the beach alongside surf fishermen. An old-ish guy spots our Washington state reg plate and asks if I'm in the Air Force, I'm not sure why. I tell him we're from England, "How d'ya like us?", he asks. "Alright, not bad." I reply and he just walks off. I forgot I was supposed to act over the top but it's just beyond me.
From here we head back into Virginia after fairly unremarkable Delaware. After visiting Washington D.C. I was struggling to think of what else there is left to see. All the major cities and parks on the East coast have been visited and between here and Florida, where we fly home, there's nothing that stands out to me. Do I want to find out more about the American revolution and early settler's life? Not particularly, at this point I've heard far too much about American life to care. But, as we're not doing anything else!