Day 396 - New York, NY

May 27th - 31st
Today we saw the beautiful skyline of New York City again after two years. I will never forget this particular moment. The World Trade Center twin towers had been completed during our absence and looked stunning. A sign of strength! What a great feeling to be back in New York! Tears were in our eyes.

It was a fantastic journey, distance-wise, about 1.5 times around the world. Also excellent was that living in New York City for two years would have cost us more than the trip. We were proud to have completed this extraordinary journey and naturally disappointed that we didn't make it to New Zealand. Miles 560, Expenses $75.24

June 4th
It felt good to be back with all our friends at the old address in Queens.

The two crates with our personal belongings destined for New Zealand were still in the landlord's basement, who managed to have a 1-BR apartment ready for us. What a welcome! We were so thankful.

After settling in, it was time to look for new jobs. Ursula and I both made an appointment with our previous employers. We only intended it to be a short visit to say hello. However, both employers immediately wanted to hire us back and made us offers we couldn't refuse.

This was totally unexpected, and we accepted. We were very so lucky. Everything was still the same-it almost felt like we never left New York!Read more