Nearly Time To Leave

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Hi all,

Well it is now only 10 days until we leave on our next adventure, albeit a bit shorter than the last couple.

Many have asked just where exactly we are going and what we have planned. So here it all is and you will see that, as usual for Joy, things are fairly well planned out, apart from our time in Hawaii where we are going to wait until we get there to finally decide what takes our fancy.



BRUCE & JOY’S 2014 TRIP ITINERARY



Contact phone numbers while away:

Bruce’s cell phone – 021 08561652

Joy’s cell phone – 021 0622745

Both phones will be on global roaming with Vodafone.



Sat. 28 June Driving Waipukurau to Auckland



Auckland to Honolulu, Hawaiian Airlines Flight HA446

Departs Auckland 11.55pm, Arrives Honolulu 1030am.



Flight time 8hrs 35min.



Honolulu to New York JFK, Hawaiian Airlines Flight HA50

Departs Honolulu 3.15pm, Arrives New York 6.55am (29 June)



Flight time 9hrs 40min



Sun. 29 June – Sat. 5 July



Staying at the ‘Yotel’, 570 10^th Avenue, NYC.



Sun. 29 June Travel to hotel and book in then sightseeing Central Park and shopping at Zabars (market with huge selection of different foods)



Mon. 30 June (Joy’s Birthday)



Morning: 30 minute helicopter sightseeing ride over NYC



Afternoon: shopping at Woodbury Outlet Stores, New Jersey.



Tues. 1 July Morning: 8am to 1pm - Walking tour of NYC with personal guide taking in- Breakfast at NY Diner, St. Patricks Cathedral, Madison Square,
Lower East side, World Trade Centre Memorial, NY Public Library/Bryant Park, Harlem.



Afternoon: Own sightseeing.



Evening: 8.30 – 11.30pm ‘Evening Lights & Skyline’ Tour by vehicle with guide.



Wed. 2 July Morning: Rockefeller Centre and then ‘Downtown’ bus tour.



Afternoon: Own sightseeing.



Evening: Organised tour ‘Harlem Gospel Tour’ taking in Harlem followed by a gospel singing service at a local Harlem Church.



Thurs. 3 July Morning: 10am ‘Circle Island’ boat sightseeing tour.



Afternoon: 2.30pm booked in to go to the new 9/11 Memorial Museum.



Evening: ‘Jersey Boys’ show at August Wilson Theatre, Broadway.



Fri. 4 July Morning: ‘Uptown’ Bus tour



Afternoon: Own sightseeing.



Evening: 7pm booked on a boat trip on Hudson River to take in the iconic Macy’s 4^th July fireworks display.



Sat. 5 July – Fri. 11 July



Staying with Albert and Judy Pearce at 2889 County Route 23, Watkins Glen, NY.



Sat. 5 July Book out of ‘Yotel’ and pick up a rental car at Budget Rentals, Manhattan an drive to Watkins Glen via the scenic route!



While staying with the Pearce’s will be visiting Lake Keuka for 2 days, doing some day trip sightseeing to Pennsylvania Grand Canyon and Ithaca, walking the

Watkins Glen Gorge in summer to compare it to our last time there in autumn.



Fri. 11 July Travel back to NYC to stay the night at JFK Inn, near JFK airport.



Sat. 12 July NYC to Honolulu, Hawaiian Airlines Flight HA51



Departs NYC 10am, Arrives Honolulu 2.35pm.



Flight time 10hrs 35min.



Sat. 12 July – Fri. 18 July



Staying at the Penthouse suite, Aqua Aloha Surf Waikiki Hotel, 444 Kanekapolei Street, Honolulu.

Picking up a Ford Mustang convertible rental car at airport on arrival and using it for duration of Hawaiian stay.



Wed. 16 July Morning: 5am to mid afternoon, booked on a photography tour with own guide.



Fri. 18 July Book out of Penthouse and reluctantly hand rental car back.



Honolulu to Auckland, Hawaiian Airlines Flight HA445



Departs Honolulu 2.40pm, Arrives Auckland 9.55pm (Sat. 19 July)



Sat. 19 July Stay with family in Auckland.



Sun. 20 July Drive Auckland to Waipukurau.





So that's it. Another very busy 'holiday' and we are certainly looking forward to it.



Still lots to happen in the next 10 days so not focusing too much on it yet.

Joy got an urgent SOS from the head judge at a gymnastic competition in Tauranga for her to judge this coming weekend so we are driving the 5 hours up there on Friday after work and back late Sunday. I'm going to drive up to Auckland to see Dad and Mum and the rest of the family on Saturday while Joy is judging. So a busy weekend.

Of course nothing is ever straight forward!! Joy was also asked to judge at a gymnastics competition in Hastings on the Saturday we leave for the States and because they were desperately short of judges she said YES!!! They are flying her up to Auckland at 5.30pm Saturday evening. So hopefully things all work out with that, otherwise I've told her I'll be off on my own and she'll have to catch up!!!

That's it for this blog. The next one will either be just before we leave if there are any changes or once we land in New York City and catch our breath.

Bye until next time.

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[Gabi from Germany]

Have a good time and enjoy every minute!