We took a quick stroll through Times Square, through Hells Kitchen towards the Hudson river.

Intrepid Museum

When we visited Los Angeles in 2019 we saw Space Shuttle Endeavour. We thought it would be fun to visit the other 3 shuttles as part of our trip.

Space Shuttle Enterprise (which never flew to space) lives on the Intrepid, a decommissioned (in 1975) aircraft carrier that is docked in the Hudson river and acts as a floating museum.

Not only is the aircraft carrier somewhat open for discovery, there are also a vast array of other aircraft on display as well as a submarine that can be walked through.

Hudson Yards & The Edge

Hudson yards has the oddly shaped vessel which is has been closed for over two years.

We then headed up to the Edge for a clear view of the city skyline.

After a long day walking the city, it was time to head back to the hotel for some much needed rest.

We continued looking around Downtown Manhattan and took the free Staten Island Ferry for a view of the NYC skyline and the best (free) view of the Statue of Liberty

We started the morning by testing the Subway, riding the R line to Manhattan for a look around City Hall, and visiting the World Trade Center

We flew from CHC to Auckland and got a nice view of Mt Taranaki on our way.

After a brief stop in Auckland and around fifteen hours flying we made it to JFK airport in the early evening pretty well rested, but ready for a good nights sleep.