Again another early one with little sleep. Breakfast on the go again and onto the sub to catch the train to Bronx Zoo. 40 mins later we were there. There was no one there! Many of the attractions over here have little if any line. We have noticed that the weekends are busier though. We have had great weather so far- better than expected. Only really need a jumper and jacket. We have been alternating the beanies, scarfs and jackets on and off. Today was very much a all systems go day with everything we bought on! It was freezing. The zoo was good, a typical big zoo walking around looking at the animals. It was good to see a polar bear again which was actually awake and walking round. Disspaointing the big brown bear was ... read more

Ok bit of a late start today. As they have scones over here to go with your sausage and eggs I decided to have them with jam which was nice. So had our hot choclates and headed down to the Empire State building. Walked straight in and up the lifts in no time. There were so many barriers for the massive lines they must get here. So yes it was very nice looking at the views from the top and recognizing some of the places we had been. So as we have a 3 day bus hopon/hopoff we jumped on the downtown one again. I like listening to the guide and learning about what things are, who lives there or the history of a place. Got off in Soho and was caught up a little bit ... read more

Got up at about 8am and headed down for the included breakfast which was crap! Dont like the american way with melted orange cheese in the eggs and sickly sweet muffins and buns. Not happy there isnt any hot choclate either! So after winging about breakfast we layered up and headed into Times Square. After convincing Benn we were in Times Scare we found Planet Hollywood and picked up our New York pass and hop on/hop off bus pass. We have the bus pass for 3 days and the NY pass (entry into 50 attractions) for a week. So we jumped on the bus and straight up the top (its covered) and we were the only ones. We were then joined by a couple more and we were off on a downtown tour. As we went ... read more

Still at Maui, so woke up and got off the ship and jumped in our car. This time we headed west. Along the way stopped at lookouts or beaches. Arrived at our destination Lahiana which was a busy town with lots of shopping and restaurants. So had a look around the area. We had originally booked to do surfing lessons here but it was so flat it wouldn’t be worth it. We will try again in Honolulu where we will be in the next few days. So just headed to the beach and went for a swim and sat around. Nice cruisy day. Then walked back up the car and drove back to the pier. Stopped a big shopping center and had a look around. Gave the car back and jumped back on the ship. Had ... read more

Today we ported at Kona, which is the other side of the island we were on yesterday. It was actually the warmest day of the islands we have been to yet. Got up normal time and had our usual buffet lunch. Got off the ship and finally had a look at the shops here. Went to Wal Mart which is like a big Kmart and Coles combined. Then went to Hilo Hattie which is like where you buy all the authentic Hawaiian wear. So you wouldn’t go to Hawaii and not buy a Hawaiian shirt. So we bought one each! Then headed back to the pier which had a beach next to it, so just chilled on the beach for a bit. At 12.30 we had a raft and snorkel cruise booked. So we got on ... read more