We were supposed to meet at 8.30am so I got up around 7.30am and started getting ready only to find the meeting time was pushed back to 9.30am. Having a little free time I managed to Skype home for a bit. We finally hit the road and drove for about 4 hours before our lunch stop at the Big Apple! They had anything you could think of made from apples...even apple flavoured coffee! I was going to try it but someone else did and said it wasn't great. I had apple f...

We met at 8am to head off to the falls, with a stop for breaky at Walmart first. It was only about an hour drive and then a half hour walk through parkland etc and a few different viewing spots. We did the Maid of the Mist tour...it was mindblowing! It was really hard to take photos because it was so windy and you get really wet. Not to mention the people who had railing spots were not sharing or moving out of the way! Anyway in the end I had to put my camer...

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...