I get to the Circle Line dock in time for a 11am sailing,only to find that it is actually at 11:30, so I grab a drink and wait. The cruise is a 2 hour semicircle tour of the harbour, which sails back on itself, so…
Month: June 2004
Got out and about by 10am, and headed down to the Intrepid museum area. The main exhibit is the Intrepid, an aircraft carrier converted into a museum of sea, air and space. The exhibits it contains are interesting enough, but I was fascinated by the…
“New York, just as I pictured it. Skyscrapers and everything.” I arrive in New York just before midday, having had a lift from Rene to Philadelphia station. I only have my pack and sleep machine with me, so I simply walk down 7th avenue until…
I wake up at 9am, but there are others still sleeping downstairs, so I read for a while. The the door rings, and Eyal arrives. He is giving a lift to Merav and Jon, so people gradually get up and breakfast is had. After the…
I get up around 9am, and have breakfast with Mark and Rene. I then take the number 34 trolley into the city. I can take the trolley further into town, but I decide to get off at the 30th Street main station, as the Franklin…
Dave has to get up early to take his car to the garage. As it happens, I wake up early too – when he returns, we walk to a nearby diner, and order breakfast – I have waffles with sausage. The day has started out…
Dave is only working until lunchtime today, so I stay in for the morning, and catch up on my journal and stuff. When Dave gets home we drive out to the West Hills County Park -the area is forested, with trails for walkers and horseback…
Dave is at work today, so I am heading down to the beach for the day. I misread a bus timetable, which means I spend 40 minutes waiting for a service that doesn’t begin until next week – I am not the only one, as…
I wake up and start to get ready while Victor cooks breakfast – waffles with bacon and maple syrup, washed down with tea. Victor, Lara and myself have a relaxed breakfast, and then they help me to the station with all my luggage. The backpack…
I wake up, expecting aches and pains, and am not disappointed. However, although my legs are shaky, I am pleased that my feet are sound – no blisters. Robin cooks scrambled egg for breakfast and we drive into Boston. I am going to be staying…
Before I arrived, Robin has asked me if I want to go hiking. I explain my current fitness, and that I am carrying too much weight for anything too strenuous, but that I should be able to handle a walk of about 4-5 miles. After…