Ok. So first things first. Since everyone is so worried about us, i'll just say we are safe, dry and having a great time. The worse thing that has happened so far is our feet are killing us from all the walking? We have gotten an update from the cruise line and the ports are scheduled to be closed on Sunday at 6:00 pm, which means that our ship might not be back in port on time. This means that they won't sail if it's not safe to do so. We are safe and dry in our hotel and can extend if we need to. There is no threat of evacuation, floods or anything else other than heavy rains and winds at this time. If it gets threatening, we will leave.
Okay, now for the fun stuff. We had an excellent day! After a leisurely sleep-in morning. We slept until. 8:30 (that's 5:30 Phoenix time!), we took a tour through down town. From the top of a double Decker bus, we had an excellent view of all the major sites. We admired the architecture of all the great old buildings like Chrysler building, Rockefeller Center, and the Empire state building, as we wound our way through all of the main Burroughs of Manhattan, SoHo, and Greenwich Village, then ended up at the Statue of liberty. After waiting well over an hour, being herded through an airport security type terminal, we finally boarded the fairy. By the time we arrived on the island we were tired and hungry. We quickly took the obligatory photos, meandered the souvineer shop and got back on the boat. We were in a bit of a hurry, because we had booked ourselves to go see The Phantom of the Opera, so we took the express bus back to Time Square. This time our top deck ride was fast and cold. We did get to see Ground Zero on the ride back, though. That was neat.
Back at the hotel, exhausted, yet short on time, we poured ourselves a quick glass of wine then got ready and headed to dinner and to the play. If you haven't yet seen the Phantom of the Opera, I highly recommend it. It is the longest running play in the history of Broadway. That should tell you something.
Well, we've got a big day of storm chasing tomorrow, so at that I will say good night.
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