January 4, 2010
Yesterday we medowed out in the hotel. It’s new and must have been built on limited land for there are approximately 8 rooms per floor.
Today we had a relaxing breakfast and finished packing. When we checked out the clerk called for cab. Mistake! A limo came. The driver was from Ecuador and like most cab driver was hard to understand. Although he has been driving for 2 years in New York he didn’t know where Yankee stadium was and couldn’t get his GPS to find the address we gave him. After a couple of stops (getting directions) we got there and Jan got her Hard Rock guitar pin. While she was getting the pin I help the driver with his GPS entering the address to get to pier. When he got close we had to convince him to stay in the queue. We got our luggage and turned them over to ship’s baggage handlers, paid too much for our transportation, checked in (we kept our Passports) and got to our room all in about a half of an hour time. The rest of the day was spent unpacking, attending a cocktail party, and eating with Lloyd and Gloria. Later saw “Julie and Julia” in the Illuminations. Full Day!