USA 250

It's the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence. The semiquincentennial of the United States of America. To reflect the current President, I'm going to make it all about me. I've been to the USA 25 times. Let me tell you about all of them. 🇺🇸 1) 17th July 1976 (New York and Vermont) I first went to America in the month of the bicentennial. I was 11 and had been given permission to miss my last week at primary school so the family could go on a once-in-a-lifetime holiday. We spent most of it in Canada staying with my Mum's penfriend but one week was spent driving round Lake Ontario in their car and camper van, and it was amazing. We entered the USA via the Thousand Islands Border Crossing, where the dressing comes from, and spent the first night at the nearby KOA campsite. I still have the litterbag, as you can see. For an interesting diversion we drove across the top of New York state to Vermont, finding a pitch in Burlington on the banks of Lake Champlain. We…