Day 4 - The Big Apple

Sam joining us riding in Central Park

Although this was supposed to be a rest day, most of us wanted to ride in Central Park. It was a picture perfect day weather wise. I was thrilled that Sam, my daughter’s boyfriend, was able to join us. Sam is from Brooklyn and took the train to meet us. We did 2 laps through Central Park, then we headed to World Financial Center / Ground Zero, hit the bike trail along the Hudson River, saw the USS Intrepid, past Chelsea Piers and then went further to Battery Park for a great view of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. By the time we got back to the Marriott Marquis at Times Square we had done 25 miles.

We then had a feast of a brunch at Juniors, world famous for their cheese cake, across from the hotel. Soon after, several of us went for a massage and then took a leisurely walk from 47^th Street to 57^th. This was most needed – we came out totally relaxed. We walked back along 5^th Avenue and enjoyed window shopping the great stores for most of us. Dave Bethel attended Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral. For dinner we headed to Restaurant’s Row and found a neat place. Afterwards, some folks paid a visit to some of the bars and did karaoke.