Day 278: Sunday, June 9, 2013
Port to Port: New York City
Underway: 0:00 am Motor Off: 0:00 pm Miles Traveled: 0 Stayed At: Mooring
Mile 146 to Mile 146: What a glorious day in the Big Apple. We awoke to a beautiful sunrise and blue skies. We were sore and tired from our wanderings yesterday but excited about doing it all over again today (lucky we are doing this while we are still sort of young and spry).
We started the day with a party – an ebleskiver party that is. We brought all the parts to make ebleskivers over to Garretts apartment and started getting ready to cook while the kids were slowly getting up and ready. Garrett had never had the joy of ebleskivers (that could be the title of a book) so our party was extra fun. (seven or eight ebelskivers later, I think he liked them). The smell of bacon and coffee got everyone moving and we all feasted on perfectly made little round pancakes. What a fun way to spend time together.
We, of course, had a long list of hoped for destinations today so off we went to see the sights. Twenty-two thousand steps and 5 subway rides later, we had created a lot of new memories. Some of the highlights included a leisurely walk through Central Park with Garrett before he had to go home to get ready to drive to DC tomorrow for work (thanks Garrett for everything – especially the impromptu piano concerts and hard to forget stories – even the one about the attack pigeons in London), the United Nations (sadly, with no flags flying), NBC studios, a BBQ festival, Puerto Rico Day festivities, Rockefeller Center, the Chrysler Building, and watching all the people watching all the “famous” people arriving for the Tony Awards ceremony – no, we didn’t see Tom Hanks or Neil Patrick Harris. Of course the biggest highlight was just spending time with the kids. What a wonderful treat to spend our time together in NYC.
We ended the day with nachos and beer at Garrett’s apartment before saying goodnight. Cindy and I went back to the boat and slept like babies. The kids, of course, went out on the town and wandered around Times Square at night. I’m sure that was a memorable experience. They all leave tomorrow but not until later in the afternoon so we get to have a little more time together – this will probably have to last until we get home in the fall so we need to make the most of it. We can’t wait.
