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Day 35 – 41: It’s a Long Way Home…
2024 New York North America

Day 35 – 41: It’s a Long Way Home…

MRL6 December 202423 December 2024
X marks the spot and we arrive back in We arrive back in New York on Saturday morning exactly where we left seven days earlier for our cruise. We have...
Day 27: The Met in the wet
2024 New York North America

Day 27: The Met in the wet

MRL22 November 202423 December 2024
Rain continues to pour as Ne Yorkers rejoice. We duck and run for The Met. It’s always warm and dry. We first grab a quick lunch. Some nice sushi. We...
Day 26: Rain at last!
2024 New York North America

Day 26: Rain at last!

MRL21 November 202423 December 2024
New Yorkers have been wishing for rain for months. And today. Thursday. their wish comes true. It’s bucketing down. We expect 50mm in the next 12 hours. We head out....
Day 25: It all goes wrong! It’s a play, we’re OK!
2024 New York North America

Day 25: It all goes wrong! It’s a play, we’re OK!

MRL20 November 202423 December 2024
We are both feeling pretty tired still, so another relatively easy day is in order. We did get some tickets to see a show, so lunch and the show is...
Day 23: High Line and highlights
2024 New York North America

Day 23: High Line and highlights

MRL18 November 202423 December 2024
We headed across town and downtown to Hudson Yards today. 11th Ave and 33rd street. Hudson yards houses a number of skyscrapers, the Vessel and is where the High Line...
Day 22: Then stand, Alexander. Weehawken. Dawn. Guns Drawn.
2024 New York North America

Day 22: Then stand, Alexander. Weehawken. Dawn. Guns Drawn.

MRL17 November 202420 November 2024
We headed out to Weehawken today. It’s in New Jersey. We caught the bus from the Port Authority again. Aside from getting yelled at for using the wrong door and...
Day 21: The long walk, twice!
2024 New York North America

Day 21: The long walk, twice!

MRL16 November 202421 November 2024
I lit out a little early today. I wanted to grab some extra footage for some YouTube videos between 23rd and 44th. So I grabbed the subway and walked back....
Day 20: Broadway and burgers
2024 New York North America

Day 20: Broadway and burgers

MRL15 November 202418 November 2024
We headed down to 14th Street, Union Square today. A walk through the Union Square Markets was our plan. The markets are probably the best at this time of year....
Day 19: Seeing the Eye in The Sky
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Day 19: Seeing the Eye in The Sky

MRL14 November 202416 November 2024
We reached the halfway point of our time in NYC. It’s been a hectic few days. Today we decide to take it easy. No two or three hour walks today....
Day 18: Through the looking glass
2024 New York North America

Day 18: Through the looking glass

MRL13 November 202416 November 2024
We were presented with another glorious day. The weather has just been great. Most days in the high teens, Celsius. Although a cool change is forecast for the next few...
Day 17: Broadway and great friends
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Day 17: Broadway and great friends

MRL12 November 202414 November 2024
Today we continue our walk along Broadway. Today we commence at Canal Street, where we left off yesterday. It’s a bit cooler today and there’s a strong wind going down...
Day 16: Staten Island Ferry to Broadway
2024 New York North America

Day 16: Staten Island Ferry to Broadway

MRL11 November 202414 November 2024
We’ve visited New York eleven times together and never caught the Staten Island Ferry. So today is the day. It’s 20 degrees Celsius, the sun is shining ands it’s a...
Day 15: Imagine that
2024 New York North America

Day 15: Imagine that

MRL10 November 202416 November 2024
The weather continues to be awesome. Mid teens most days and fine and sunny. We start the day with a walk to 9th and 34th. We visit B and H...
Day 14: Greenwich village and a guitar legend
2024 New York North America

Day 14: Greenwich village and a guitar legend

MRL9 November 202413 November 2024
After a lazy morning, tea and granola, we head down town to Greenwich Village. It’s a busy Saturday as we arrive at Bleecker Street. We then simply wind our way...
Day 13: NYC, we’re back!
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Day 13: NYC, we’re back!

MRL8 November 202412 November 2024
Wow, just wow. That’s a different way to arrive into NYC. All of our previous visits we’ve flown into JFK airport. Invariably late at night and exhausted after 24 hours...
Day 12: Nearing the end in Newport
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Day 12: Nearing the end in Newport

MRL7 November 202411 November 2024
We made a very slow journey from Boston to Newport Rhoda Island. part of our journey over night was navigating the very narrow Cape Cod Canal. Opened in 1916 as...
Day 11: Beautiful in Boston
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Day 11: Beautiful in Boston

MRL6 November 202411 November 2024
We wake this morning in the birthplace of American democracy. The same day the American people elected the biggest threat to democracy, not in in the USA, but around the...
Day 10: Passing through Portland
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Day 10: Passing through Portland

MRL5 November 202411 November 2024
We arrive into Portland at u.00am. It’s wet, but warm. It’s a funny morning as 670 of us need to get cleared through immigration before being let loose in the...
Day 09: Sub zero in St John
2024 Canada North America

Day 09: Sub zero in St John

MRL4 November 202411 November 2024
By now you’ll be noticing the weather theme in the titles. It has been colder than we expected and it is unusually cold for this time of year. We are...
Day 08: Hot or not in Halifax?
2024 Canada North America

Day 08: Hot or not in Halifax?

MRL3 November 202417 November 2024
Not! We dock at around 8:20am. The North Atlantic Ocean is serving up a bitter wind straight from the arctic. It’s minus four degrees Celsius. Wind chill means it feels...
Day 07: Sydney, but not as we know it!
2024 Canada North America

Day 07: Sydney, but not as we know it!

MRL2 November 202411 November 2024
We had breakfast in our room today. We’ve just arrived at Sydney. The name sake of my home town. But this one is in Nova Scotia. We are a long...
Day 06: Chipper in Corner Brook
2024 Canada North America

Day 06: Chipper in Corner Brook

MRL2 November 202411 November 2024
We made it to Newfoundland overnight and docked at Corner Brook, another tiny port as we make our way around eastern Canada. The bay of islands, where Newfoundland is is...
Day 05: Water, water everywhere
2024 Canada North America

Day 05: Water, water everywhere

MRL1 November 202411 November 2024
Today we are at sea, well we are tracking eastwards along the St Lawrence river into the Gulf of St Lawrence and tracking towards Newfoundland. About 36 hours. We relax...
Day 04: Shivering in Saguenay
2024 Canada North America

Day 04: Shivering in Saguenay

MRL31 October 202411 November 2024
If we thought Quebec City was cold, it simple served as the entree to the main dish, Saguenay. Minus 6 kicked us off with a howling northerly off the water....
Day 03: Quivering in Quebec
2024 Canada North America

Day 03: Quivering in Quebec

MRL30 October 202411 November 2024
We are up early today, 7.00am. We’ve pre-arranged breakfast in our room and it is served at 8.00am. We are heading off for a walking tour around Quebec today. We...
Day 02: Ice cold cruising
2024 Canada North America

Day 02: Ice cold cruising

MRL28 October 202431 October 2024
We wake to a glorious sunrise and minus four degrees Celsius. A couple more hours of sleep is in order. When we do finally get going, our plan is to...
Day 00: 32 hours is a long time
2024 Canada North America

Day 00: 32 hours is a long time

MRL27 October 202431 October 2024
Our 2024 adventure kicked off with a 32 hour journey from Canberra to Montréal. In between was Sydney, Auckland and New York. The ever reliable Moses who has been driving...
NYC10 – Day 23: Time after time, time after time
2023 New York (we're back!) New York

NYC10 – Day 23: Time after time, time after time

MRL4 December 202322 April 2024
It’s that time again. Time to say farewell to the city we fell in love with in 2010. All those years ago we thought it was a trip of a...
NYC10 – Day 22: It’s quiet uptown
2023 New York (we're back!) New York

NYC10 – Day 22: It’s quiet uptown

MRL3 December 202322 April 2024
Our last full day this trip and what a day. Perfect weather again, it’s 15 degrees Celsius with mostly sunny skies. We head uptown, it’s quiet uptown, you’d like it...
NYC10 – Day 21: Who let the dogs out
2023 New York (we're back!) New York

NYC10 – Day 21: Who let the dogs out

MRL3 December 202322 April 2024
Friday dawns cold and wet. Only our second wet day in three weeks. We enjoy a slow and lazy morning: packing a bit, sorting out our apartment, washing. We then...
NYC10 – Day 20: Underneath the Christmas tree
2023 New York (we're back!) New York

NYC10 – Day 20: Underneath the Christmas tree

MRL3 December 202322 April 2024
Wow. What a day. We walked over 12km. Warm and sunny day. The weather has been great. A day of rain and only a couple of really cold days. We...
NYC10 – Day 19: Fashion, turn to the right
2023 New York (we're back!) New York

NYC10 – Day 19: Fashion, turn to the right

MRL3 December 202322 April 2024
We head downtown today to the fashion district. It’s sunny and calm, but -2 again. As we walk the sun shines on our faces, it’s nice, but not a lot...

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