Still hot and sticky
Test out video conferencing with Chris - eventually we get it - Cindy is amused - boys will be boys
Off to Ellis Island - queues are long - buy a cheap ticket off a lady who couldn't face the shuffle - queue moves quickly enough - to security - worse than at an airport - end result - one cheap watch left in the container.
Find an ideal seat on the ferry - top deck - bench seat two feet from the railing - even picked the right side to photograph her ladyship - all looking good until the ugly Americans arrive - (sorry Amy - there are ugly Australians too - it was just that these were Americans from the deep south) - they almost stand on the toes of those seated to squeeze in between the seats and the railing - such is life - get a pretty good view anyway.
Stay on the ferry as it stops at the Statue Wharf - it is Ellis Island I am after.
12 million immigrants past though its doors including only 50,000 from Australasia but a stunning 1.8M from Canada (mostly French Canadians).
A stunning place for someone interested in such things - an exceptional audio tour - they should send the tour designer off to help the French at Versailles.
Back to Battery Park and off to the Staten Island Ferry - some nice views but not as spectacular as I had expected - perhaps I should try it at night - pass by New York's latest attempt at public art - a series of man made waterfalls - interesting - a great idea - not sure the designer got it quite right!
Home via a steet vendor to replace my A$9.95 watch with a US$5 version - Ah - at least it seems to be keeping correct time - off the the Dry Cleaners - home to a nice glass of wine - clean up the photos and chat to Tom, Amy and Eliza on the video....
Well dentist tomorrow - trouble is the tooth has stopped irritating me - not sure about a root canal!
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