2009 New York Trip – Day 2
Day 2 – Thursday, May 21st
New York Arrival – JFK Airport
Waiting for our stuff.
We landed and waited for everyone to filter off the airplane. It is much easier that way. It always cracks me up how when the lights in the cabin announces you can take your seat-belt off, everyone jumps up and grabs all their stuff only to wait until the slower people in front of them get ready. The other kicker is how they all rush off the airplane only to wait for their luggage at the carousel and the carousel hasn’t even started yet. It reminds me of the idiots that race from one stoplight to the next only to arrive at the same time as you.
Rental Car
Working on about 3o minutes of sleep and a year of adrenaline, we picked up our luggage and headed out the airport doors to find the Hertz rental office. Funny thing, the people who were racing off the airplane were still standing there waiting for their luggage.
There was a bit of confusion as to where the rental office would be, eventually we found it by way of some parking structure that happened to be connected to some sort of elevated train call the AirTrain. Halfway to the AirTrain my luggage handle bent because of all the weight that I had on it. I had to do some minor field surgery on my new suitcase to keep pushing forward. I’m sure the amputated aluminum pull-handle still sits sadly abandoned in that random parking structure outside the elevator.
We took the AirTrain to Federal Circle. Federal Circle is the stop where all the rental car offices are. Our reservation was with Hertz. I had reserved a Ford Edge to drive for the week mainly for the size, it wasn’t too big and it wasn’t too small for our roadtrips around Long Island. Also, Skye I have been on the lookout for a new car that is kid friendly, not a minivan, not too big, and not too ugly. It was a perfect time to test this out.
The car came with a car seat and a GPS. I plopped in the address to the hotel and away we went.
Holiday Inn, Hauppauge, New York
Luckily we were able to check in when we got there; it was 9am. We took a 2 or 3 hour nap, I really don’t’ remember but it was well needed for all three of us. When we woke we had a list of things to do. 
One of those things was to go to a store and buy what we needed for the week. We found a Target store, got what we needed and then ate at a Panda Express. Outside we found a small fountain overlooking a small lake. Skyler really likes water so we hung around there for a little while so Skyler could have a snack and enjoy the fountain.
The day went by pretty fast. After coming back to the hotel and putting everything away it was already time for Skye to head off to Fire Island with Charlanne and the girls to go out for some drinks. Skyler and I stayed at the hotel and went swimming in the indoor pool. Bedtime for Skyler and me came early; I don’t know how Skye did it, she was back at the hotel at close to midnight.
That was a long day.
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