Blink 182 and on through Delaware

Well we we're getting pretty bored of hanging around RV parks in our attempt to save money and waiting for this Blink gig...so we we're specially excited yesterday when we left to go and set up at the Hershey Park campground. The gig was at the stadium by the theme park at Hershey..(which is where the chocolate is from). There was a free shuttle bus which took us right to the stadium, which meant we could both have a few beers for a change!

It was absolutely boiling when we left, we hadn't checked the forecast so didn't take any waterproofs with us. This turned out to be a massive mistake! About 45 minutes after we got to our seats it started to pour with rain as a thunderstorm moved over. There was hardly anywhere to shelter, but eventually we ended up standing in a couple of portable toilets for half an hour hoping the rain would move on. It eased off by the time the first band started, but just before blink we're going on it got pretty heavy again. The stage was soaked so it took ages to get the band set up.

Eventually they came on and it was well woth the wait! The rain gave it a pretty amazing atmosphere, especially as they had none of their usual special effects and such on stage..just basic spotlights. They played pretty much all our favourite songs and some more. It didn't stop raining the whole time but it was great. As you can see, we were drenched:

We really want to try and see them again while we're here...hopefully we can get some tickets for a gig they're doing in California!

Today we left Hershey early as we had a fairly long drive to Washington DC via Delaware to do some tax free shopping! We weren't at the mall for long but picked up some bargains! After there we headed into Maryland toward DC. We're staying about 10 miles from the centre so will be going in on the metro tomorrow to see the sights and check out a few museums.