The next tour was a visit to the rich and famous of the Hamptons, followed by a couple of hours at an outlet store.
This time we had a young guy as guide. Israeli, I think. He also spoke German, and there was a girl there to speak Spanish, and a guy to speak Italian. All were needed for this trip. We had a mix of nationalities.
This was an early start. We needed to be at the depot at 0630. Once more, confusion reigned, but everybody got onto the right bus eventually.
There were a couple of Aussie women on the bus, across the aisle and in front of us. One I referred to as "Jodhpur woman", for the way she fitted into the seat. More accurately, for the way her thigh found open space between the seat and the armrest on her seat, endangering anybody walking past in the aisle.
This bus stopped at a Panera Bread store on Long Island for breakfast. Then off to peek over hedges and up driveways of the rich and famous, while the guide tried to figure out who owns this house, and who used to own that one.
We stopped at South Hampton for a wander around the posh shops, then to Sag Harbour (or harbour to the Amrikans) for lunch. The diner that was open (getting to the end of the season) was packed, but Sarah and I had got in pretty quickly, and were given a 4-seater table.
As soon as we sat, we noticed a queue of people from our bus waiting for tables. At the head of the queue was Jodhpur woman and her friend, so we invited them over to join us. We knew they at least spoke something resembling English.
Chatted with these two for a while. Nice enough. They are now Kath and Kim. Just because.
Stopped in at the Outlet stood for 2 hrs. Clearly not enough for many of the women.
The outlet is in two halves, and, even moving quickly, Sarah and I only just got through the first half.
Sarah bought a coat. I bought 2 pairs of braces. They call them suspenders here.
Oh well. Seems only fair.
This time we had a young guy as guide. Israeli, I think. He also spoke German, and there was a girl there to speak Spanish, and a guy to speak Italian. All were needed for this trip. We had a mix of nationalities.
This was an early start. We needed to be at the depot at 0630. Once more, confusion reigned, but everybody got onto the right bus eventually.
There were a couple of Aussie women on the bus, across the aisle and in front of us. One I referred to as "Jodhpur woman", for the way she fitted into the seat. More accurately, for the way her thigh found open space between the seat and the armrest on her seat, endangering anybody walking past in the aisle.
This bus stopped at a Panera Bread store on Long Island for breakfast. Then off to peek over hedges and up driveways of the rich and famous, while the guide tried to figure out who owns this house, and who used to own that one.
We stopped at South Hampton for a wander around the posh shops, then to Sag Harbour (or harbour to the Amrikans) for lunch. The diner that was open (getting to the end of the season) was packed, but Sarah and I had got in pretty quickly, and were given a 4-seater table.
As soon as we sat, we noticed a queue of people from our bus waiting for tables. At the head of the queue was Jodhpur woman and her friend, so we invited them over to join us. We knew they at least spoke something resembling English.
Chatted with these two for a while. Nice enough. They are now Kath and Kim. Just because.
Stopped in at the Outlet stood for 2 hrs. Clearly not enough for many of the women.
The outlet is in two halves, and, even moving quickly, Sarah and I only just got through the first half.
Sarah bought a coat. I bought 2 pairs of braces. They call them suspenders here.
Oh well. Seems only fair.
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