Back to New York - Barbara is here!!!

I got back in time to go out to dinner with Barbara, Jeffery, Mike and Rick.  The next day we beat Barbara up by making her take the subway, the Staten Island Ferry, and several sets of stairs. (Whitehall Station was hard hit by Hurricane Sandy, so none of the elevators or escalators are working yet.)  What a Mom/game gal Barbara is!!!  She took it all in stride. Today, we took her to the 9/11 Memorial Garden at the base of the Freedom Tower, and then on the open-top bus around the City.  Now I'm blogging while Mom and Jeffery rest.  All of us have sunburns and smiles and sore feet.

 Here's Mom, saying "come on, what's taking you?

 The Staten Island Ferry is a commuter Ferry, free to ride!  And with our Metrocards, we decided to take a bus to see a bit of Staten Island, which is much bigger than we realized.

 This Birthday boy is 56 years old!  Lookin' great, don't you think?