New York to Spreadable Cheesy, um, Spread. (Philadelphia?)

Waking up a minute before checking out left me with a bit of a fuzzy head, so much so I can't even remember if I've used that exact expression in a previous entry. I was out of the front door before I really knew what was going on or what I was going to do. I knew I had to head south, and my aunt who lives just outside Philadelphia had, before I left England, offered to put me up at literally an hour's notice were I to need a place to stay. So, as bastardly as it seemed, that got called in. When it went to voice mail, I got to thinking that if they were out of town, or unavailable, I'd either find some place to stay in the city that night, or failing that, continue south to Baltimore. I wasn't worried either way! So I just bought a slow ticket to Philadelphia for $20 and sat back. After deciding to go hardcore 21st century social-networking crazy and leaving a backup message on my cousin's Facebook, I was grateful when it resulted in me getting a phonecall asking what time I wanted picking up from their local station. Had a good time catching up with everyone - I'd literally not spoken to my cousins for three years. Suddenly Emma was at college and came so close to fullfilling the (of course pathetic) dream of my going to a college frat party. I'd heard they were EXACTLY as depicted in every college campus movie ever, from the kegs, to the beer pong, red cups and low alcoholic tolerances. Unfortunately the thing got cancelled last-minute, so it wasn't to be. One day, one day! anyway, I spent a few hours attempting to work out where I was heading next. South to Washington DC via Baltimore seemed the next logical step, but from there it was looking like a big jump and definitely at least some way west. It's incredibly easy to head south via bus or train to the capital, so it would be the flight out that would dictate my schedule. New Orleans was probably the strongest candidate early on, and I found a flight from Washington for about $120 with AirTran on a price comparison site. Going directly to their website, out of curiousity I clicked on their route map to see where else might be viable. Cancun immediately stood out, but I was certain it'd be far too pricey for my budget. What harm could it do to check? $150?! Nuts. To check out another country, especially one filled with the types that would have been at the frat party I missed, it seemed an awesome idea! So it was decided, just like that. I was booked to fly Tuesday morning, giving me Monday night in DC, via a Baltimore for a few hours for a quick Wire-related walkaround. A plan. So I spent Sunday night at my aunt and uncle's, whose generosity is unrivalled. Thanks again (if you happen to be reading!) also cheers Emma and Matt for putting up with me too! Anyway, thank you speeches aside, that's it for this post... Sorry it's late!