Monthly Archives: October 2011

A mega early start: yawn!!!! 0420 get-up Ouch! Good job we packed last night cause with this old house there’s no keeping quiet! We quickly and as quietly as possible get dressed and cart all our stuff downstairs to the … Continue reading →

Our last day in NY, our last day on our trip, our last day before home, before reality, before having to slot back into normality – whatever that is! We aim for the MOMA first, it’s really quiet actually and … Continue reading →

This morning at brekkie we met some more new guests: A couple of Aussies, one called Greg who’s a sculptor over here on a years exchange, and loving it. There are still some bathroom issues this morning, much to the … Continue reading →

As we don’t actually get back till 0700 this morning, getting up for brekkie really isn’t going to happen. We should really tough it out as the time has been moved to 0800 today (Jay has an airport run to … Continue reading →

We plan to take it easy today, so we can save our energy for tonight. We plan to stay up to watch the rugby – England v France – which isn’t on until 0330 local time. Huw has done some … Continue reading →

This morning the guys insist we leave our gear (packed) in our existing room and they’ll move it all up into the attic room later when they’ve managed to get it habitable for us. So we bow away graciously and … Continue reading →

Brekkie is somewhat unexpected. Looking on Airbnb, it’s hit and miss whether or not breakfast is offered at all, even though you wonder what the other “b” is for if not breakfast. This however is a great breakfast. A big … Continue reading →

Arrival time 0610 local, 0310 on our body clock! … and yes we feel pretty tired and achey! Having collected our bags without any trauma we opt for an express bus into town because we’ll run into rush hour otherwise, … Continue reading →

So last minute admin jobs today: make use of Angie’s lovely washing machine for the last time, thanks Angie xx; pack or at least try to get everything back into our rucsacs, six weeks on the road with it all … Continue reading →

We book some accommodation in NY, well New Jersey actually – across the Hudson from Manhattan in North Bergen. We’ve tried to line up couch-surfing but without success so far and so snapped this morning and book two nights through Airbnb. Then while Dan and Ang cracked on with their garden we borrow Dan’s car again, this time for a quick trip to  REI, where we have … Continue reading →