Day 18 : Wallis sands

We are currently on a bus from Portsmouth to Boston bus station in order to get an overnight megabus to Washington. Today Kieran was off work, the 3 of us had Dunkin donuts (much much yummier than Krispy kreme) and iced coffee (all the rage over here) for breakfast. This morning we picked up Will’s newly hemmed shorts (thanks Seth!) and headed to Walmart (to buy hats and sleeping bags) on the way to a lovely beach in Rye just down the road. We did some sunbathing, pebble skimming and went for a very brief dip as the water was chilly but beautifully clear. We chilled out in the afternoon and Will learned from the net how to survive a bear attack: the first thing you have to do is figure out what species of bear you are facing (black or brown – which are not always black or brown and vice versa!) and then decide whether there are cubs around, before deciding whether to fight or play dead!

Bitey bitey count: L= 15 W= 20 (but 7 of them don’t count)

Since arriving in the USA….

• Number of new beers = 17. Note we’ve hardly drunk the same beer twice.
• Number of new supermarkets = 4. Note: I thought food was really expensive but it turns out we had only been in expensive supermarkets in expensive cities. Food is the same price as the UK if not cheaper so we won’t starve and suffer nutrient deficiencies.
• Number of times in Boston south Bus station = 3