On the Move

Day 2 NYC. I had a huge success right off the bat today – I navigated the New York subway system! I purchased a Metro card, eventually figured out how to use it to get through a turnstyle, and found after much exploration the underpass to the train I wanted to take.

Day 1 NYC. My sister’s apartment is half a block west of Central Park, so that seemed as good a place as any to start my first walkabout. Walking card number 30 took me around the Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis reservoir. Since I didn’t do the whole walk, I have outlined the part I followed in…

Oops! I know I said my next post would come from New York, but I had a free morning before heading into the big apple so I thought I would take you on a little tour of Princeton University. Not only is the University one of the best in the world, it is beautiful too.…

Weddings are such busy times, especially when you’re bunking in with the groom’s mother. My family is spread across North America. it’s rare that we are all able to get together so it was such fun to see my sister Shirley (mother of the groom) and her daughter Becca and son Zan (the groom), my…

What a good thing that I REALLY LOVE MY FAMILY. What started as an easy trip across North America has not played out as expected. My reservation was the usual – non-stop Vancouver to Newark return. I have taken these flights many times. Here’s proof of my plan. The first sign that my plans might…