Mike & Tod - Day 8 - The Big Apple!

Hooo weee, they made it to the Big Apple. Swimming pools, movie stars.

But if you disbelieve that they made it, here's the proof.

And here they are under the George Washington Bridge. Their....uhhhh.....bridge to Manhattan.

Here they are approaching the bridge.

Here they are on the bridge.

Yeah, got it. You crossed the George Washington Bridge.

I got other stuff to do than download George Washington Bridge pictures. Not much, mind you.

Now I understand downtown Manhattan was not necessarily designed for bicycles and taxis to get within a hundred feet of each other.

Especially New York taxis. And especially bikes with a month's worth of camping gear. Can you say "Get the &$@%!$ outta the way,
you   &%!&$#    &*##$%$'ing    &%$$%%'ers!!!"

So here is one of the country mice in shell shock on a park bench.

"Do dee do. Hello, friend. I'm from Canada. Where are you from? $100? Sure, here you go."

Later, Tod by a big boat. Yaaaay.....

So the lads cycled through Manhattan, down across Staten Island (where the Statue of Liberty makes her home) and clean out the other side to New Jersey.

Sorry, text just in; looks like they took a cab to get off Staten Island. I hope they stayed in it for a while, as the Staten Island exit to Jersey is not a good one; Newark, Hoboken, Hackensak.....

In the next text Mike says; "Scary place, very relieved found hotel. Had to try three. They wanted to know if we would be needing the room all night." Yikes! That doesn't sound like the Hyatt Regency off Central Park.

So clear through NYC.

Now......where to next, boys.......?