It was fairly a straightforward trip to New York apart from a couple of pirouettes where we lost our bearings completely in the spaghetti junctions. New York effectively has its own congestion tax as you have to pay around $8 to get into Manhattan, whichever bridge/tunnel you use. Not that it does much for the congestion. It took a little while to familiarise ourselves with the aggressive NY driving techniques which are slightly worse than the LA techniques and then about 30 min to drive 4 miles. Mark assured us this is good going.
After a phone call to tell him we were round the corner Mark came down to meet us with a luggage trolley.
View from Mark's flat.
We parked illegally for 10 min outside Mark's building with David sitting in the car and the boot/trunk open while we took the cases up and then drove to Dollar rental to return the car. Mark advised us that the fine is over $300 if you get caught parking there, as he knew from experience.
Son Mark
It seems hard to believe our journey is over. We’ve enjoyed it tremendously, but are looking forward to catching up with friends and family in Scotland. We leave NY Monday evening and should be back home ar Scurdie Ness on the 7th June.
Thanks for reading this blog, I've enjoyed writing it and I'd love to have your feedback if you have the time.
Theresa
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