New York, New York

Times Square

Museum of Modern Art

Rockerfeller Centre

Grand Central Station

Museum of Modern Art - this one I ate.

All Very Art Deco

Crew emergency drill

Boys

Harry and his friend Paul

Introduction to New York

I walked out on deck at 4.30 am to see QM2 arrive in NY. First sight 3 NYPD guys with AK49 s on deck.

I thought it unwise to take a photo.



Scene then improved as we came passed Statue of Liberty, and docked at Brooklyn.

Why do the wrong people go away and the right people stay at home?

Thanks to Noel Coward.



Lunch table to day



6 people including me



Leading lady -English woman in her 80's - frequent traveller, British and lives in Florida.



Spoke at length to all, authoritively on how the colonies were better off under the British than now, with corruption, infanticide, etc, etc, etc.



Me - had great trouble keeping straight face. When asked where I came from I said "Australia but I am very pleased we are no longer a colony."



Leading lady had lived in Pakistan with her husband in 1954.

Mid way between Southampton and New York

This is early on the 3rd full day of crossing the Atlantic.

I am trying to make the most of all opportunities so, so far I have

• attended and danced at a Tea Dance
• walked around the deck (3 times is 1.1 miles)
• had a cocktail on the deck
• ate more than is stricktly necessary
• been to Karioke (observer only)
• done the chacha (not well)
• attended scarf tying class
• tied scarf successfully the next day
• attended lecture on New York dock area
• had breakfast in bed
• been to Captain's cocktail party
• been to pub quiz
• attended poetry reading with harp music
• used the stairs on most occasions
• got lost on the ship
• met some interesting friendly people
• shared breakfast with strange mother and son couple

No pictures yet as they are too slow to download.

Harry at 4 weeks

London Eye

Buckingham Palace

St Paul's

Lake District

Troutbeck - farm owned by Beatrix Potter

Ancient Stone Circle

Roman Fort

Slate

Derwent River

Derwentwater

YHA at Ambelside

Lake Windermere

St Ives

Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden in St Ives

Cornwall and More Cornwall

Mousehole Harbour

We had tickets for Anything Goes but the weather was stormy, wet and windy and the show was cancelled. Actors may well have been blown out to sea.