my trip started in new york where i stayed for 3 days before my friend came out to join me. i have been to new york lots of times and my uncle lives there so its a nice and familiar place for me to start. the weather was hot and sunny everyday which was a nice change from the showers and grey weather we had been having in london. the days i was on my own i went to the cinema and did some shopping and sat in park and did some reading. nothing really to exciting but very relaxing.
my friend came out on august 9th and i met him in manhattan and we headed out to williamsburg in brooklyn to get something to eat. i really like that part of new york and first went a few years ago. its quite trendy and there are lots of weird people hanging out there. its got a nice atmosphere though i think it won't last as big developments aimed at young proffessionals from madison avenue and wall street are looking more common. i think it will lose its left field, hippy, arty soul in a few years if it hasn't already done so. get there now of you have the chance.
anyways my friend is someone i used to work with a few years back in one of my first jobs and we have kept in touch and meet up about once a month. i thought i knew him quite well and although another friend was due to come on the trip, but dropped out, i thought it would be fine for the next couple of weeks of driving. a couple of things things happened that day that would be harbingers for the future. first, he was desperate to get some food and he was almost panicked to get something to eat. i mean his mood seemed a little off till he ate and then he was ok. second thing was he had no idea of where anything was or what there was to do. he had done no research into any town or city were going to visit. i had come up with a route plan and shown it to him a few weeks earlier and he said he was fine with it. it looked like it would be up to me to lead the way.
that day i had mostly been listening to james - waltzing along
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