Monday, June 7

Our vacation has officially begun. We left Dallas today, shortly after 5pm and, after changing planes in Atlanta, arrived in New York just prior to 11pm local time. After a short visit to the baggage claim, we took a taxi from La Guardia to the Hilton Garden Inn Queens/JFK Airport. Unfortunately, by the time we reached the hotel the kitchen had already closed for the evening. However, lucky for us, the hotel is equipped with "The Pavilion Pantry convenience mart which offers offers sundries, an assortment of beverages and ready-to-cook meals bound for the in-room microwave oven or refrigerator." After two bags of Nacho Cheese Doritos, one Hormel's Chicken Alfredo Compleats, a 3" personal pizza, and a Diet Coke, we are off to bed and dreading tomorrow's 14 hour flight to Dubai followed immediately by another 8 hours to Johannesburg. On the brighter side, the HD television in our room is not functioning properly and, in response to this defect, the very accommodating staff here at the hotel offered to pay for tomorrow morning's breakfast and we of course accepted.

Tomorrow:
7a Wake Up/Breakfast
9a Complimentary shuttle from hotel to JFK Airport
1120a Depart JFK on Emirates flight 204 to Dubai