So after the events of the night before, we checked out of Riviera and set off for Edison, a few miles down the road. We were planning on staying in a Quality Inn, nicer area, free breakfast, and no drug abuse. So we went across town about 4 miles, after many wrong turns, and eventually found our way to the Hotel. The area looked instantly better, not as run down, and it was just off an industrial estate with a supermarket. We decided we would stay, but naturally...

We deliberated for a long time about how we were going to stay as close to New York as we could without having to pay too much for accommodation or public transport, I had already decided that Dora wasn't going into NYC. We were not driving into the Big Apple. So we made the decision after having Cinnarolls for breakfast to stay in Newark, New Jersey, because it was close and a reasonable price. The Hotel Riviera was the destination, but we hadn't quite realised ...