Road Trip Post #4

Little Italy





The biggest slice of pizza we've ever seen.


Wall Street

We had a great time exploring New York City. Matt and Jacinda live right near the subway so we got around pretty easily. The city is so big that you really need a least a week (or more) if you want to see everything. We had a day and tried to make the most of it. We went down to Wall Street then walked up into China Town and Little Italy. We rode the subway back up to midtown and walked through Rockefeller plaza where people were ice-skating and the Christmas tree was being decorated. Later in the day we met up with Matt, Andrew and Jacinda and grabbed a drink in Greenwich Village. After a long day of walking through the city everything begins to feel the same. So many people and shops and dogs and buildings. Upon arriving back to Matt and Jacinda’s apartment Emily and I decided to walk over a few blocks to check on the car and sure enough there was a parking ticket. I was a bit bummed but thankful that it wasn’t towed. I’m not stupid enough to park in front of a no parking sign if anyone is wondering. The place I parked had no sign at all which is why I’ll be contesting the ticket.
The next morning we relaxed at the apartment. Matt and Andrew trained me on a music-recording program and Emily went out for breakfast on her own. She ended up at Toms Dinner, which is the café from the hit TV show Seinfeld.
In an attempt to beat the traffic out of the city we left at 2:00pm and headed for Boston. I will forever know the next eight hours as the escape from New York. As we made our way north out of Manhattan I could tell that the car was definitely having some problems. Luckily things went well as we got through the Bronx and made our way up into Connecticut. The traffic was bad in Connecticut and not good on our clutch that was getting worse by the minute. We traveled 40 miles in three hours and finally things cleared up. It was smooth going for a while but as we approached Providence Rhode Island the clutch just completely went out. We steered our way through traffic over to the shoulder and made the call to AAA. About 40 minutes later Dan the tow truck man arrived with a New England accent so thick I could comprehend maybe 50 percent of what he said. He loaded our car up on the flat bed and sped us the rest of the way to Boston. We arrived really late to Jacob and Amy’s place in Boston but they were very nice and accommodating. We we’re able to unload the car at the mechanic’s shop right next to their apartment. Long story short the clutch is out and it’s a lot of work and money to fix on our all wheel drive Subaru. The car should be done today and then we begin the long journey back to Mississippi.


The subaru breaks down outside of Providence