Mardi has had another difficult night. We had planned to see\nBob, so I venture out on my own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mardi goes back to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I walk to the subway. I feel quite down today. The last few\ndays have been so horrible for Mardi and we go home tomorrow and it\u2019s going to\nbe hard for her to travel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I catch the 3 subway downtown snd meet Bob at Aroma in\nChurch St near the Woolworth building. It seems both our wives are in the wars.\nCathy is having some health issues as well. Bob and I chat about the Guides\nAssociation of New York, Bob is a board member. We then walk around the TriBeCa\narea for a while. Bob shows me where his daughter Carrie went to school. He\npoints out buildings and gives me an historic commentary of the area. Always\nfascinating. Some roads are newly laid and widened, while others remain\ncobbled, just like they were 120 years ago. We walk down Church, then Went Broadway\nand Hudson Streets. Bob leaves me at Canal St. He has a tour to run and I head\nhome to see Mardi. We are going to the doctors to have Mardi checked out as we\nare flying home tomorrow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I get back to our room with bad news from Qantas. They\u2019ve\ncancelled our flight tomorrow. Hmmm, ok. I call Qantas and we start exploring\noptions. Mardi is coughing up a lung in the background. Qantas give me a couple\nof options, they all get us to LAX, but there is no guarantee Qantas can get us\non our original long haul to MELBOURNE. There\nare heavy bookings transcontinental at this time of year and all options arrive\ntoo Kate to make our connection. Finally Qantas get an option, but it means a\nthree day stay, two nights in LAX. We opt to stay in NYC and defer all of our\nflights. This option also buys Mardi three more days of recovery time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After an age on the phone, we head out to the doctors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We leave the hotel, letting them know we have to stay for another three nights. The team at the AKA are fantastic. They do say though, to get a room for us they\u2019ll need a miracle. They are fully booked through to next year. We leave it with them for a while. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We leave them searching for a miracle. We head out to the\nmedical clinic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After some administration, Mardi sees a nurse and eventually\na doctor. The medical drop in centre is very efficient, but expensive. $200 for\nthe visit. Mardi is diagnosed with a serious sinus infection and prescribed\nsome antibiotics and more rest. The flight delay has worked for us thankfully. We visit the chemist pick up drugs and\nassorted cough syrup, tissues and supplies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We grab a quick pizza for lunch from John\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we get back to the hotel we need to sort out a room. Did\nthey perform a miracle? They sure did.\nAlthough we need to move rooms twice in the next three days. It\u2019ll do, a warm\nbed is all we really want at this stage. \nIt\u2019s been a harrowing day. Now to unpack or repack what we\u2019ve already\npacked and sort out stuff for a three day two room stay in NYC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s no secret we love NYC and three bonus days sounds fantastic.\nBut in the circumstances it\u2019s not. Mardi is beside herself, frustrated, tired,\nsore and hasn\u2019t really done anything for a week. Plus we\u2019ve got to sort out\nhouse fitting and work. Also as the flights home are heavily booked and we\u2019ve\njust been added to them we aren\u2019t seated together, while minor, isn\u2019t ideal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We spend the afternoon and evening sorting out our packing before we get some home delivery for dinner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n