Day 6: Bike Hire

We didn't having anything early today so we slept in late and didn't leave the hotel until 9.30am. We tried breakfast in the cafe next door to the hotel but they were a grumpy bunch so didn't leave a tip and won't be returning. We took the subway down to Battery Park where I'd planned to hire bikes and cross the Brooklyn Bridge on wheels hoping it would save Katrina's feet. It started well but we soon realised we'd have to cross downtown Manhattan in the streets competing with busy traffic. Although there's a cycle path all around New York there are big diversions downtown because of the World Trade Centre construction. However the drivers were patient with us as we got used to our new bicycles. It turned out to be quite a long journey before we even reached the start of the bridge.