Flatlander wrote:

Have fun matey - hope you set up a webcam on the bins, winter isn't over yet!

Will do. Re cams, more like set a webcam up on the log piles, some serious plundering at risk! Mind you, they could do something useful and stack them nicely.

4:30 am here, been awake for an hour and a half, breakie doesn’t start until 7. I know NY is the city that doesn’t sleep, that’s literally in our case! Got “free” stuff planned for today, after spending $33 each on a week’s transport pass, might find bus routes that do a mini “tour” of Manhattan. Unfortunately you don’t see much from Subway trains.

@Moo, not planning to get out the train when we go through the mid west, will keep the compartment door well bolted and barricade the baggage behind it. Not that the baggage will stop much, we’ve got travelling light down to a very fine art. Re TAP, the seat was OK, not the most comfy in the world but not the worst, the IFE was ok, though it started locking up half way through, but the service was absolutely appalling. There was 2 flight attendants for our section, it was a case of come out of hiding, slap a tray in front of you, take it away after 5 minutes and that was about it. No service at all outside of the two meal times. They had the dark art of looking busy but doing nothing down to a fine art. The service on the 2 1/2 hour flight from LGW to LIS was much, much better. With the Newark flight I had the feeling the FAs just didn’t want to be there and the passengers were a mere inconvenience until the flight was over. But it was cheap, s’pose you get wat you pay for.

  

nigethecat wrote:

Must be one of those self driving bus thingys as there appears to be a lack of a driver!

Thanks for more travel updates Del and rest assured Tony and I will keep your store of wood safe and very very warm

Usual time and place Tony?

Yeah no problem Nige. I will bring a flask of coffee this time