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Road Trip Day Two

This morning we had a leisurely morning at Patty and Kendall’s, having a big breakfast of homemade waffles, fruit and bacon (that’s what woke me up). We all had another swim:

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Then we packed up and loaded the car. We even pried kids away from Kendall’s man cave and the pool table to help. Here’s what the car looks like fully loaded.

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That’s two tents, four pads, four sleeping bags, a propane stove, cooking kit, two suit cases, and a large cooler, with several small backpacks and pillows filling in the gaps.

We left for NYC a little before noon, taking the direct route that led us down 9A and the Henry Hudson Parkway through the city and across the Holland Tunnel to Jersey City. Here are some pictures that Toby and Rebecca took along the way:

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We got to the Candlewood Suites around 2:30, and had to wait a bit to check-in. Toby found a nearby geocache next to a small robot statue and a couple of benches. Turns out that hint about the leg was a bit of misdirection but after a few passes we found it.

We left for the city about 3:45 to get to the Blue Man Group show at 5pm. We had a little trouble finding the Path station at Exchange Place and more trouble getting our tickets sorted out, so didn’t get on a train until 4:25. The ride into the WTC station was only 5-8 minutes long and we were able to find a taxi pretty quickly and made it to the the theater before the show:

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We had a great time at the show and then we walked down to Little Italy and ate outside in a “Ristorante Italiano” called Da Nico:

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After dinner we bought dessert at an Italian bakery and walked back to the WTC station, getting a little off track around Columbus park. We got to the station around 9:30 pm and back to the hotel around 10:

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Tomorrow, the Museum of Natural History, Central Park and Times Square.