New York Harbor

We've been to New York City many times, but there is something thrilling about arriving in the harbor.   Traveling by the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island I wondered how many others had traveled that path before us - arriving in the US for the very first time.   It was quite emotional.

Now I must share with you, our voyage from Boston to New York was a little rocky.   They were experiencing stormy weather with 50 mph winds which kept the ship rocking throughout the evening.   Walking to dinner I thought perhaps we were on the S.S. Minnow (of Gilligan's Island fame...)    Just another adventure....

We actually had two full days plus an overnight in New York; so lots of time to explore.   Arriving at our pier we had a great location - only five blocks from Times Square.    It was a perfect fall day!

Back to the ship for the evening, then we opted for room service for breakfast!

We had arranged to meet Margaret on our second day in the city.  She finished her masters program at FSU last year and moved to NYC to begin her career with a well known gallery.   She made lunch reservations for all of us to meet.

We had a great brunch at Pigalle's and then spent some time in Central Park before we had to be back aboard the ship.    The weather was perfect (although Margaret said I was probably the only person in Manhattan that was wearing flip flops in November....)

Time to head back to the ship but what a great day!