September 12 - 14
Half Moon Bay -- Doug's 60th
We pulled into Half Moon Bay marina at the same time friends arrived by car all the way from Ohio to help celebrate Doug's birthday.
After dinner Friday, THE birthday, the celebration continued Saturday with a train trip into NYC to "do the town".
Breakfast for the 40 minute train ride into Grand Central Station.
It was gray and overcast with rain threatening as we took off on foot to see the town. And we certainly did.......
Starting with Times Square
Rockefeller Center, home of NBC - the ice rink is a cafe this time of year
On to the Ed Sullivan Theater, home of the Late Show with David Letterman and the Hello Deli, just around the corner. It was mainly carryout, so we moved on to a great little Irish Pub for lunch.
After lunch, Central Park. What an amazing place, with it's fountains, zoo, lagoons, street performers, carriage tours by both horse and bicycle ....
We were considering a double decker bus tour when the rain began. So we took a time out at Rosie O'Grady's to work on Plan B.
The subway would take us to the Freedom Tower AND keep us dry.
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| The Tower reaching into the clouds. |
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| One of the two reflection pools with the names of all who died on the perimeter. |
It is a somber yet inspiring place --- a fitting tribute to all the heroes of 911.
The rain had subsided by this time and we once again took off on foot through China Town to Little Italy for a second birthday dinner.
The returning rain failed to dampen our spirits as we enjoyed a wonderful Italian dinner and picked up cannoli on our way to the subway that would take us back to Grand Central Station and then back to the marina. Cheryl and Jeri's pedometers logged about 12 miles + subway and train miles ---- in one terrific day!!
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