My trip diary

USA

July – August 2008

MaineJuly 14

Arrived by plane in Maine where ate delicious lobster. Tipical meal of this

state.

A few days in Portlan

d.

Cruise on the Hudson.

New YorkJuly 17

Saw the famous Statue of Liberty.It’s really

extraordinary!!

MichiganJuly 23

Fished on the lake Michigan the biggest fish have seen in my life!!

On the coast just

before fishing.

IndianaJuly 28-29

Hitch-Hiked across

Indiana. Scary sometimes but great people!

In a car to Indianapolis

.

The Kentucky

Derby.

KentuckyAugust 1

Today, could see impressive horserace, the most popular sport

in Kentucky!

TennesseeAugust 1st week

Practised watersking for the first time on a lake. But fell all the time!

The lake, really

charming.

MississippiAugust 10

Picked coton on a big plantation.Very original activity but so tiring!

The cotton

field near Memphis.

LouisianaAugust 13

Heard a fantastic jazz band, the black trumpet player was

exceptional!

Musicians in Jackson Square,

New Orleans.

TexasAugust 15

Saw breathtaking scenery in the coach in wich crossed texas.

But travel was so short to see everything.

The Grand Canyon during a break in

the travel.

A cliff near the city of Grants.

New MexicoAugust 18

Cliffs are so high, had fear of my life, hate rockclimbing!!

Arizona

August 25Camped in a teepee in an indian

reservation. People was very

welcoming!

A card had bought in Supai in

northern Arizona.

CaliforniaAugust - end

Ended my trip on a beautiful beach of California coast where tried to surf.Very funny but haven’t gift for this

sport!

Malibu beach in

the evening…

By Juliette Fraisse

February 2009