Date	Start Location	End Location	Start Time	End Time	Start Mileage	End Mileage	Daily Mileage	Weather Conditions
Day 39 Thur 7/24	NYC	NYC	All	Day	NA	NA	NA	Mostly sunny
Travel Highlights
The day was planned for the main tourist sites including the Statue of Liberty, Ellis island and the Empire State Building . All of these were great and the latest addition of audio devices that walk you through self guided tours really adds a ton of value to the experience. I must admit that after yesterdays traffic experience I was convinced that New Yorkers fully deserved their reputation of being a bunch of #%&@!^#’s. Remember, I am a born native New Yorker so I can say that. In contrast, after a day of not driving my opinion was completely different. The people were all very friendly, helpful and as cordial as you could hope for. We walked the financial district, ferried over to the islands and walked most of the way from the Empire State Building to the site of the Twin Towers and everyone was great. The funny thing is how they deal with each other on the road. They are as rude, belligerent and obnoxious as you can imagine. They fully block intersections and keep those with the green light from making any progress until they get in and they all but bump into each other trying to win the race. The best part is the constant use of horns. They honk non-stop making a ton of noise and nobody gives a damn. It is a totally useless act of aggression and they don’t seem to care that it is as ineffective as a whisper. In the end I decided that as long as you park your car outside of Manhattan and take the ferry, train or subway to town everything is great and you will have a wonderful experience of New York and New Yorkers.