30/12/12 (Sunday) Yet another great day in NYC. We had a sleep in this morning then hopped on the subway and headed down to meet friends Mike & Amy for brunch. They live near the seaport area which received a lot of damage during the recent hurricane. We met in a local restaurant that has just reopened and it was lovely to see them again and catch up for a few hours. Danielle and I then walked all along the waterway down to the Statten Island Ferry term...

Sorry I haven't had a chance to upload photos lately. We have been so busy and we have so many photos to sort through that I have't had time and we are too busy to not get sleep here! I promise I will get them done asap. We are having a great time!!!!! Lots of love to everyone xxooxx

27/12/12 (Thursday) Happy Birthday Grandad It was still raining and windy but this morning we headed out and caught the double decker bus again, this time down to see the 9/11 Memorial and the new buildings they are building down at the sight of the World Trade Centre Twin Towers. There were 5 buildings destroyed on the sight including a church. They are rebuilding 4 towers on the block with the 9/11 Memorial Fountains in the middle of them all in the exact ...

25/12/12 (Tuesday) Merry Christmas everyone We started our day not long after midnight talking to the family at home during their Christmas get together beside the swimming pool at Valjene and Graham's house. It was great to see everyone, especially my Mum and Dad. Dad has been in hospital again and was told he could go home Christmas morning so Noel went and picked him up so he managed to get home in time to celebrate with the family. After a chat with ev...

16/12/12 (Sunday) We made it to the ship! It was raining, windy, foggy and cold but once we got into the passenger terminal we were fine. They started boarding around 12 noon so we really didn't have to wait around too long before we boarded also, around 12.30pm. We went straight up to the Lido Deck for a buffet lunch (the first of many buffets). Our rooms were ready around 1.30pm so once we were finished lunch we headed down to our cabin 7223 on Deck 7 - ...