Old Cedar Campground.
Jared warned me before he booked the spot that the reviews were somewhat bad and there may be several Confederate Flags up in the campground. I didn’t think it would be very bad because people exaggerate about campgrounds all the time on the internet.
The way to the campground was very isolated and we would not have been able to turn around if we wanted to. One of our worst fears was getting stuck somewhere like a dead end.
Driving into the campground was creepy. There was a pond for fishing in the center but there was no one around Our spot was towards the back of the campground (in the woods), so we kept on driving.
Let me tell you, it looked just as bad as the reviews said it would. There were a lot of full-timers who got real comfortable with their spots.
Our site was also a back in spot but it would be no problem because we were pros now.
I guess no one told that to Aljo because we found it to be a tough spot to get into. It was one of the tougher ones in the entire trip.
There was a tree that hindered our ability to turn and the road was narrow. 
We were eventually able to straighten up and level the trailer. Thankfully, sites across from us were vacant so we had extra space to maneuver.
Our site was nice and private so we couldn’t complain too much.
Another lesson learned, if a site offers monthly pricing for an unforeseen amount of time, book a site that is closest to the camp store. That’s usually where people book if they’re staying for a couple of nights.
The next morning, we crossed state lines to Philadelphia! We didn’t have a hard time finding parking but squeezing into a car garage was always a struggle with the Suburban.
First, we walked to the Liberty Bell Center and read the history and stories of the Liberty Bell.
How could we not see the famous crack? 
We took multiple pictures with the bell.
The Liberty Bell’s inscription “Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land Unto All the Inhabitants thereof” provided a rallying cry for abolitionist hoping to end slavery.
We made our way to Independence Hall. We couldn’t get tickets for the actual hall but we were able to tour the surrounding buildings.
We got to see Congress Hall, the West Tower, and a closer look at the buildings.
Congress convened in Philadelphia before Washington D.C. was ready.
Because why wouldn’t there be a huge portrait of Marie Antoinette?
There is so much history in these brick walls. 
It was so exciting to be at such a historical site! The Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed here!
After gushing over all the historical significance of these buildings, we headed towards the visitor center. It was a modern building with cool exhibits about the Liberty Bell.
We continued on to the Reading Terminal Market for some food! This was a very neat area and reminded us of Pikes Market in Seattle. There were lots of places to eat. Since we were in Philly we had to try Philly Cheesesteaks!
We kept shopping around and couldn’t pass up a bite of carrot cake.
We wanted to walk off all the food so we kept walking around town and found City Hall. It was beautiful!
After a quick Google search, we wanted to see the Rocky Statue! We went back to the car and started our drive. We weren’t very far but the traffic was horrendous! We couldn’t find parking anywhere and the roads were so confusing. A light went out on a main street and everyone just forgot how to drive. Traffic backed up for miles and then all we wanted to do was get back to Aljo.
I think we were both tired from all the stress of the drive back from Philly so we slept in the next morning. In fact, we vowed never to return to the city! We decided we weren’t going back so we could start on our applications for jobs! We still had more than a month before we were scheduled to be back in California but we wanted to be ready to work. That day & night it rained, rained, and rained. We found more and more leaks in Aljo which had us starting to get worried.
The Journey Begins 