Our Queen Mary 2 cruise was wonderful despite the harsh weather. We viewed the bumpy seas as an opportunity to read and to watch videos to our hearts' content. The food kept flowing, the entertainment kept being presented, and the on-board lecturers kept lecturing.
We docked in New York on May 23rd (6 nights at sea) and proceeded to the nunnery we had selected for our two-day stay in The Big Apple. Yes, a nunnery. It's called Leo House and it's very central, clean, and reasonably priced.
Our time in New York was filled with sightseeing and theatre-going. As we got our tickets for the theatre through a last-minute kiosk, we had to take what was available. Our first play was an Irish satire on the IRA. The cast was the original Dublin group and the play took us both by surprise. There was blood and gore on the stage to the extent that we actually got used to it! They were sawing through body parts, killing each other, torturing each other. The play has won all kinds of awards and, I would say, is unique in its genre. So that was an adventure. The play is entitled The Lieutenant of Inishmore. I found myself wishing they had subtitles for the fast-paced repartee as it was difficult to be so rivetted to the bloodbath and follow the script!
The following night's play was a feel-good musical entitled The Wedding Singer. It was also excellent. The cast were exceptionally talented and the set was great. And not a drop of blood was spilled :-).
We left New York for Syracuse by train. The train was delayed by a couple of hours because of a power failure but other than that, the trip was pleasant. We were in business class - always a thrill. Barb and Harry Lawson met our train in Syracuse. It's a two-hour drive to Kingston. Little Mary was happily reunited with her family and I'm happily ensconced on the farm.