Our flight to New York went smoothly, and having done this a couple times now, we were especially impressed by the quick and efficient automated check-in service for international travelers on SwissAir, AND - surprisingly - the amazingly quick processing through customs at JFK airport. Having been exhausted by these processes in the past, it was a real pleasure that everything went so smoothly.
And then there came cousin Carol and husband Greg to pick us up - which was really nice and very appreciated. They made us a great dinner on the grill and we managed to hold our heads up for a little while of conversation before passing out from our travels. For whatever reason, the jet lag is less for me coming in this direction, but it still takes awhile to adjust. I woke up at 4 a.m. ready to go!
Everybody here is busy with their jobs today, so cousin kindly leant us a car and we drove 20 minutes up the road to the Sunken Meadow State Park on the Long Island Sound. Wow. A little beach is the one thing we had missed on our European travels, and here we are! Really lovely.
See also http://nysparks.com/parks/37/details.aspx.
I have to say it's a really terrific way to re-enter by having the vacation linger just a little bit longer. Tomorrow we'll get a little more visiting time with cousin and then be heading home....
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