We met at 8am in the lobby and hit the road by 9am. A pretty uneventful day - we just drove to New York and arrived around 2pm. Our rooms weren't ready so we hung around in the foyer for an hour or so. We split up as some were going shopping at a nearby shopping outlet (most of the girls!), some were going into NYC and some were just hanging around due to various departures and awaiting shuttle buses to the airport. I would have gone into NYC if it was earlier,...

So I got up at 5.30am! No kidding. And I am not a morning person! I was ready & packed & waiting out front for my uber at 6.30am. I had a really nice driver and we chatted the whole half hour trip. I met my group. It's a big group of 13. Let's see what I learned: Laurie & Brock - Aussies! Both 25. Good mates for years although Brock now lives in Brisbane while Laurie is in Sydney, but he works in the mines and doesn't have a fixed address, he grew...

Had a great day in New York and climbed to the Crown!! Also saw the 9/11 memorial and museum. Too tired...will fix this up tomorrow.

Would you believe I'm in New York - one of the most exciting, buzzing places - it's 5pm and I'm ready for bed! Let me back up. I was up at 6.30am (yikes, right?) and had breaky with my host Karen. She very kindly drove me to the train station to save me catching the bus. Then train into South Station which is where the bus to New York goes from. I arrived at the bus terminal around 8.30am...in plenty of time for my 9am departure. The 4 1/2 hr bus ride was u...

4.30am this morning I thought I broke my toe! Been in so many different beds I got up and walked into the bunk ladder. I must have said Ouch pretty loud, coz the guy in the bunk above woke and asked if I was ok. Whoops, lol. Anyway, we checked out, and after having a little whinge about last night's bedding situation, I was given a refund of $5.90. Whoopwhoop! We got out of the hostel a bit late, it was after 10 I think. First stop, Becky wanted to go to the Mu...