Day 18 Chicago to West Glacier National Park The Empire Builder is the train that runs from Chicago right out to the west coast and ends at Seattle or Portland, the whole journey taking 2 full days which is why we decided to split it with a stop over at the Glacier National Park, 1500 miles across. We did have a couple of last minute dramas with this bit after firstly finding out that the shuttle buses that run into the park from the station, stop before...

Day 16/17 This blog is written by both of us Arriving in Chicago we were both pretty keen to dump our bags and go see the "Lake" as it was another roasting day, so caught the bus up to our hostel which thankfully had our room ready early so we were able to drop our stuff and after catching up on email and uploading some pics we headed out. The Lake is amazing on first sight and it very hard not to think that you are not at the seaside as it has beach...

Day 15Today we left Niagara Falls after breakfast. Our wonderful B&B hosts gave us a ride to the station (much appreciated!) We had to change trains at a place called Buffalo, which was only an hour away so we were a little unsure why our tickets said the ride took almost three hours. All became clear once we boarded the train. Shortly after we crossed the river and re-entered America the conductor made the following announcement "Ladies and Gentlemen, t...

Day 14So, we've now been away two weeks and it still feels like being on holiday. We're approaching the longest time Dan and I have ever been on vacation (16 days) maybe then it will sink in that we're away for the rest of the year!Niagara Falls were exceptional. Seeing that amount of water is mind blowing, nature is incredible! We arrived on Sunday evening and found our b&b fairly easily. This was to be the second cheapest accommodation we had stayed in so f...

Day 12 Hello! Hope you haven't missed us. Wifi has not been reliable in Boston! We last left you on the way to Boston. We arrived on Friday morning, both surprisingly awake after the little disturbed sleep we managed to get on the Greyhound. We decided to spend the morning planning where we were going to go over the next couple of weeks and how long we were going to spend in certain places. You gotta love Starbucks! One coffee and you can stay as long as you l...