spent a day in Manhattan

Met my friend Gail at the JFK Sheraton and we spent a day chilling out and walking locally. Saturday we took the bus and subway to Manhattan for the downtown city tour.  very enjoyable.  Spent quite a while at ground zero.   very moving.  Impressed by the survivor tree.  strolled in Chinatown.  Trip back to the hotel was a 2 hr nightmare.  got kicked off 2 buses and airport services finally picked us up on the side of the road at Korean air cargo and took us to a spot where the Hilton shuttle took us back to the Sheraton.  We were late for our meeting so in trouble already.  what else is new.  Gail and I are having a lot of laughs together.  The call has come for boarding to South Africa.  More tales to come.