Thursday 30th May

First post from across the pond! The journey wasn't too bad, 7 hours rubbing shoulders with two strangers is never ideal but the in-flight entertainment was a lot more than I expected. I watched the new Hansel & Gretel which I'll admit wasn't the greatest cinematic experience but it was a fairly good way to kill a couple of hours in the air. Customs was LONG as expected, but it was also a really simple system, as was the on-going journey to the Hotel. My first observation of the USA is that the people are insanely nice, from the older guy at the airport who gave me step-by-step directions to the hotel shuttle bus to the woman in the hotel corridor who explained how I open the temperamental door to get out to the pool! That's right, I said pool...I have spent the afternoon reading by the pool in blinding sunshine :) I know this is supposed to be an experience/adventure/city tour but for a few hours today it felt like a glorious beach holiday! And the picture does not do it justice at all.

That's all for today from me, Roey and our heavenly hotel bed :)