The Once in a Lifetime Experience Tuesday November 22, 2022

I don't even know how to start these posts.  What a gift from my daughters and what a special trip.  After a red eye flight where Katie and I didn't sleep much we landed in New York!

This is where Kristin on a stick made her first appearance.  Katie made two pictures of Kristin to accompany us on the trip.  Getting from the airport to our hotel was a challenge with no sleep.  Not to mention not being fully recovered from back surgery. Trains and subways, up and down stairs with suitcases.  Katie had to lug mine up with hers on one set of stairs.  

We finally made it to the hotel early.  Too early to check in unless Keri paid for early check in.  Keri had been waiting for us for some time.  It was probably around 8 AM.  Keri finally pulled the aging mother card to get a discount to check in early.  She said her aging mother needed to lay down.  Ha!  Well, we did lay down with our eyes closed for about 3 hours.  Then off we went to Central Park.  

First order of business was lunch at a Mexican restaurant.  Go to New York City and eat Mexican food.  I am sure everyone does that.  The food was fabulous. 

Kristin on a stick!

Now the walk to Central Park.  The park wasn't far!

Where's Kristin?

I heard music playing and wondered where it was coming from.  These rides are all over NYC with music. 

Here we are!

A beautiful park in the middle of a city. 

I had never seen a black squirrel!  Didn't even know they existed. 

This is an ice rescue ladder.  There are several of them around the park.  I guess people try and walk on water or ice and it just doesn't work!

This man was feeding the birds.  The birds took food right out of his hand.  

The evening activity was a Broadway Play.  

Here we go!

No pictures allowed during the performance but it was OK before it officially started.  The talent was amazing.  Especially the actress that played Juliet.  The play was about Juliet's life after Romeo if she hadn't died.  Romeo did make an appearance toward the end.  Lots of dancing, music, singing, laughing and a ton of talented actors.  

Not sure where this picture was taken.  Keri passed on some of her pictures to me.  

The end!

We waited by the actor's exit afterwards to see them leave.  They were all really friendly!  

A great start to this trip!  

Waikiki Springs Hike July 2021

I belong to a women's hiking group.  You will see some familiar faces, Sheila, Bonnie and Peggy.  This is the first hike Sheila and I joined.  Wonderful group of women that love the outdoors. 

I have to say the two ladies that organize these hikes do a great job.  They noticed everything along the way and they even knew the history of the area.  This hike was 15 minutes from home and I had no idea it existed.  It was tucked back in a neighborhood.  

I didn't notice this bird but they did.  I may have used one of their pictures of the bird. 

Sheila got this great shot of a bubble bee!

Beautiful.  Love the colors in the sky. 

The terrain provided a little bit of everything.  

Peggy and Bonnie

Toward the end of our hike Carrie pointed out this eagle's nest.  It's right in the middle of the picture. We wouldn't have seen it if she hadn't shown us.  This nest is huge.  It doesn't seem huge in the picture but it is huge.  No eagles in the next today.  

We fit right in with these ladies because we all went to a local spot and had coffee and some food after our hike. A perfect ending to a great hike with new friends and old ones.