OMG! That expression was invented for days like today! Oh, My Gawd (We're picking up the accent, now....) Freezing = Yes. -11c. Short run = Yes. We farewelled our Aussie buddies first thing, then hit the streets. The plan was to walk through Times Square on the way to Rockefeller Centre to go skating, but we had to make it past the half price ticket booths. The girls were keen to see Mary Poppins, and they had seats, so I joined the icy queue for 40 minutes, a...

Boxing Day? ...Draws a blank. That's an English thing that means nothing here. Our Boxing Day plans were just to do a bit of a wander. I started the day with a chilly, but excellent, run around Central Park (19km). Once the girls were poked out of bed, bed started our walking tour of New York. We wanted to wander through a few districts and just soak up the atmosphere. We covered a decent distance. Central Park was the first target for a brief wander, then down...

Our plan to get to the airport early worked well, and made the lack of sleep worthwhile. Got the car back and into the crowded airport well in time for the flight....or so we thought. Queues were amazing, but we ended up with 30 minutes at the gate to spare, so all was good. Buddy, the Xmas Elf, worked his magic and we managed to get some smiles out of some otherwise very stressed staff. Still - their version of grumpy is still preferable to back home! It's ha...