First leg completed....

---

We arrived in NYC FINALLY! 18 hours on a bus, the ride was supposed to take 12 hours but much of the delay was spent stuck in a snow bank on an offramp 2 minutes from the Syracuse bus station. Although uncomfortable i was not annoyed or claustraphobic as kept busy by observe the eccetricities of my fellow trapped bus riders slowly emerge over the boring hours.

We were released from the cold kung-fu grip of the monsterous snowbank with the help several plows and local police digging us out by hand. The rest of the ride was problem free and arrived in NYC unscathed and 7 hours late.

Our host and friend from hamilton who lives here worked until 5 so jenna and i went for a pleasent stroll around lower manhattan. Because of all the snow the only people on the streets were tourists and families so the uncrowded sidewalks made for a beautiful afternoon. At night we met up with leah, were shown her apartment and soon were off to brooklyn to see "ENTOMOLOGIA - A Group Show of Insect Art". A very funny little warehouse reminicent of the hamilton art crawl galleries, but full of crazy bug collages and sculptures... it was hilarious.

Enough about me.. how are you?
peace and hugs from us
Brian and Jenna

---

Photos

Photo 3
nyc is a little restricted these days. hehe

Photo 5
snow really makes a big dingy city look glorious

Photo 7
required photo of time square

Photo 8
weird smoke coming from the underbelly of nyc

Photo 9
appartently a self help ad.

Comments

[Ana]

Snow!
God damn eh? A similar thing happened to me taking a bus to Montreal a few years ago. A 5-6 hour bus ride turned into a 9 hour bus ride b/c of an accident on THE OTHER SIDE of the highway. Not quite a 7 hour delay but annoying in the same way. Glad to hear you arrived and that you were nerdy enough to ask someone to take a picture of you in Times Square. xo

[Leah]

Bon Voyage!
It was wonderful to see you two, you're always welcome at my place! I hope you arrive safely on the other side of the ocean, post often! xo

[diaane]

we miss u
heeeey brian :) wee miss u ofcourse . ! hope ur haveing a great timee and really nice picturess :) ... wish i were there (diaane) ;) HAAVE FUNN !(L):) xoxox

[erin]

yeah!
LOVE the photos! brian jeffery and i was thinking of yous yesterday when we saw some one wearing the same jacket as you. we realized that yous where really gone.... miss you already! oh and i got a new rat friend, her name is clair and is a grey hooded rat. she is only little now but i hope to grow her big and strong. i'll send you guys a pic as soon as i find a camera!