N is for New York: a Manhattan May day

Making the most out of our shortened New York visit.
Shopping at Baby Gap on 5th Avenue for Baby Hadfield's first hoodie, picking up some my usual from Bloomingdales. Finding treats on Broadway - Turkish Gozleme's, a delicious flatbread treat, and mounds of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Riding the subway, joining the evening crowds on Times Square. Delighting in the goofy joy of Matilda.
On our way home....

A hummingbird, lights up on Times Square.
Seems a fitting way to end this leg of our Alphabet of Kersten Travels from Costa Rica to Hawaii.

N is for Nibbles: Maui living

John and John, at home in Maui

John's 7pm call for 'nibbles' and a glass of wine after a day on the go is already a favourite Maui memory. Music, either John at the piano or background gentle notes, social dinners around the table, good conversations, sometimes politically charged - who keeps raising the "T" word.
A lush garden. A comfortable bed with the rain for company. A morning walk up the Iao Valley to see the Needle, along a beach, along a wetland or in a crater. A car for touring.
Finding birds for my world list. Lights, cameras, action, photography, John and Fred sharing a passion.
Putting up with lost hats and jerseys. Being rescued through a very stressful moment when I got the date wrong and missed our flights to the mainland!
Special times. Thank you both for gracious hosting, showing us your little bit of paradise and opening your home.