Back in New York

We made it without any problems the flights from Houston - Miami - JFK where all on time and we even had a shuttle to our hotel and found an Applebees restaurant across the road so more shrimp and beer Paul can't understand my seafood fetish.
So yesterday we had a day free so what do you do?  spend the day in Manhattan!! a shuttle bus to the train (Cedarhurst, Long Island) big Jewish population and very nice suburb.  It took 45 mins on the train but it is a very comfortable train, into Penn station across the road from Madison Square Gardens which is round.  Then off and walking New York turned on some very pleasant 24 degree weather no rain and humidity the lowest we have experienced since being here all in all a nice day.
We headed to the Hi line a green walk way that has been developed along the old raised train track that was used to transport goods through the industrial west side it is a lovely spot to walk and sit and get a different view of the New York sky line and a different aspect as you look in the back of the apartment buildings.  The art work and gardens along the way are lovely as well, we found Chelsea market and I had crab chowder while we found Paul another Rueben sandwich but he said he has had better he's becoming an expert on the Reubens (that's corned beef with cheese and sauerkraut).
OK off to Macys for last minute shopping and found our way back to Penn station
GOOD BYE NEW YORK thank you Paul for taking me to my favourite place in the world.
I am writing this at 0530 cause I couldn't sleep before getting on this plane for the long haul home.

                 SEE YAWALLL SOON

What about Florence and NASA

On the phone a lot today to reorganise our flights to New York, trying to avoid the hurricane Florence that is going to make landfall in the Carolinas and we were supposed to be having a layover in Charlotte which is inland but may be affected.  Anyway in means we have 1 more day in New York something Paul is not thrilled about but I love the place.
ALL SORTED AND ON TRACK We are now going via Miami (We haven't been there yet )
We spent today investigating NASA space base here in Houston, so todays saying HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM!!!!!!
It is an amazing place well worth visiting lots of interactive exhibits and I felt quite emotional watching the moon landing again and seeing all the shuttles, rockets and space station and how the astronauts train and live in space.  And there is something special for our favourite boys with their 4th birthday coming up on the 26th September.
This may be the last blog although I think we may be looking for something to do while we sit around airports over the next few days.

Monday Houston Tuesday Galvaston

I am not panicking!!??!! Paul refuses to panic so I won't either!! hurricane Florence is going to cross the coast as we are going back to New York so we can head home I am sure the American airlines will keep us safe.
Anyway Monday in Houston into downtown history Sam Houston park and Buffalo Bayou, traffic not bad for Monday Morning and no crowds OK we had read about the tunnels, a security lady at the park says go see the tunnels OK down we go underground a homeless guy chats to us, oh  where are we going?  So we find ourselves in these amazing corridors of well lit sparkling clean mazes underground and here are; all the people all the office workers go down here from the high rise buildings above to get LUNCH basically there is a plethora of food courts and other retail shops all confined to 6 miles of tunnels under downtown Houston, what an experience.  At least we didn't get wet as the skies opened up again so we headed home till the rain  stopped.
Helen and I headed for the huge cemetery when the rain settled and explored some more history with some good views of the city.
Tea at Saltgrass Texas grill, shrimp and ribs, and Texas T bones with Texas iced tea huge drink topped with tequila.
Tuesday off to Galveston, via outlet shops to buy some scrubs, nurses wear them all over USA why can't we in Aust

.  Galveston is actually on an island with rather a long beach. On investigating the harbour we discovered the oil rigs that they send out to the Gulf of Mexico and found a museum (again) so had a good tour around and old rig it was quite interesting. OK that's all I have to say about that, another bourbon so I stop worrying about Florence and try to pack the bags and stay underweight.  Over to Paul so he can do a wonderful job with the photos.