Fri 13 April 2007 POSITIVELY 4TH STREET

Our first stop off this morning was MacDougall Street which was where Bob Dylan lived when he first came to New York and further down the street was Cafe Wha were he started along with some other singers (still called Cafe Wha). We were being stalked by a lady who asked if we were doing the Bob Dylan Walk (just to let you know there is no such thing "officially"). Turns out Muzz found a kindred spirit so they chatted for ages and she gave him some added information - he was very happy. We then walked down to Ground Zero and you all know the story there however the new Freedom Tower is in the process of being built. Just along the road was Wall St and the NY Stock Exchange as well as the site where George Washington took the oath when he became 1st president. Bus up to Central Park to visit the Dakota building (where John Lennon was shot), Strawberry Fields (a memorial to him in Central Park) and the "Friends fountain" according to the kids! We then made our way over to Queens to Shea Staduim for the Mets baseball game which was very exciting in that they were 2-1 down and ended up winning 3-2. Dylan was very excited to be there and must say it was a great atmosphere and brilliant stadium to watch baseball. It is still very cold over here though (40 degrees or 9 degrees in our language) but the kids are toughing it out! We are being helped out lots and given great advice from the locals who we getting chatting to so it's all good. Hoping to catch up with cousin, William Locke over the next few days around his work schedule.