We arrived safely home this morning at 10:00. Getting through immigration in Australia can be a chore as it was today, but getting through customs was worse than anything we have ever experienced before. Don't think Brisbane airport is particularly well set up to receive three planes at once, as happened this morning. Flights were good, despite close proximity to two infants, one more vocal than the other....but they slept, as did we.
Our final adventure on the day we left New York City was to take a scenic helicopter flight along the Hudson River beside Manhattan. It was a terrific experience and the weather was sunny, but windy. We were in the chopper with one other couple from Spain who were also first time flyers.
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Then it was on the subway from the helipad heading uptown to collect our bags from the hotel. We had left ourselves three hours to get to the airport having used Google Maps as our reliable and trusted guide and mentor. We felt a tiny bit stressed when the hotel concierge said "good luck" when we told him the flight time and that we were travelling by subway. But we made it by 4:30 in plenty of time. As always, we were helped by friendly New Yorkers at both the subway stations and on the train.
We have thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Canada and the US, seeing some wonderful places and meeting interesting people. We have ridden on cog railways, windjammers, ferries, trains, buses, planes and helicopters. We have even driven on the "wrong" side of the road!
Until the next time.......
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