Thursday, April 19

Charles told us to be ready at 8 so that we would have time for one more adventure, and he took us first to the High Line by the Hudson River. An old railroad, which was raised above the streets, has been preserved and changed into a park/walking trail. We continued toward Greenwich, passed Edna St. Vincent Millay's skinny house etc. We were soon in the same place where Elmer and I had our photos taken yesterday on Washington Square.

By the time we got to the Strand book store, I had already walked 12000 steps, and I was beginning to feel the miles I had been walking this week. Besides, I have a few unread books at home, so I got myself a coffee and sat down on a park bench outside the book store. Then it was time to get back to the hotel and onto the bus. The six-hour bus trip was prolonged by an hour and twenty minutes due to a brush fire on the side of the road in southern Mass. When you change a three-lane road into a one-lane one, it does something to the traffic during rush hour...

That's it!

Amanda Guy signing off...