It's so hard to write when you don't have the time to . These past few days have been hectic to say the least . Never had any time to do any writing yesterday so here we go ... On Thursday we all met up and went for breakfast at the breakfast joint up the road which was great . It's really needed for these crazy walking days . We then headed into NYC and arrived much easier not travelling in rush hour and so much cheaper too :) $26 return ticket in peak hours and $19 during off peak ... When we got off at Times Square we popped into Disney Store and the NHL store (again) then if my memory serves me well , I think we all split up and a small group of us went to Rockefeller Square where the staff seemed much nicer then anywhere else . We had to book a time and had a few hours to kill before we could go up the tower so we headed to Central Park .
The park was nice ! Great day out ;) weather was beautiful and we found the ice rink ... Not the one I played on , I never knew there was another rink on the south side . This one was big and oddly shaped , unfortunately full of water from all the rain the day before :( after all this serenity we headed back to hit up the Apple Store and on the way a bunch of "rappers" gave Mark's son Harry a cd for free then turned around and asked for money ?!?!? Mark said I thought it's free and the thugged out rappers kept bugging until Mark gave them $2 ... Now apparently all of the others encountered these entrepreneurs and one of the lads felt threatened and gave them $20 ... If you encounter these guys near the Apple Store on 5th Avenue , just avoid them as they will hassle you ... Don't accept their cd !!!
After that mess we headed back to Rockefeller Center where there is another outdoor ice rink for skating only which apparently costs $25 to skate on !!! There is no chance I'm paying that to skate on this rink ... Just another tourist trap just like most of the rest of this city . We got in our elevator and headed up where we had a brilliant view of the city ;) it was worth the ride up !
Time was of the essence and we had to head over to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to watch the Islanders play the Hurricanes . First we need food so we stopped in the Appleby's across the street where I think we all ate burgers . Fries portion was weak but the burger was juicy . I wasn't drinking really until I got into the rink .
The game was great , fast action and a few goals with a lot of great saves at both ends . Unfortunately the Isles lost in OT ... The 3 on 3 OT was insane ! Unfortunately the atmosphere sucks since the Islanders fan base is on Long Island and the team has just been moved to Brooklyn . Arena was almost half full and the rink just doesn't look right in this setting , as most of you know the Barclays Center was not built for ice hockey :( I personally hope they move back or this team might just fold with these attendance figures ...
We were supposed to have a bus drive us back to Westbury where our hotel is but instead of a bus we had a couple limousines and a van ... I got in the limo ;p we were almost hit by a fire engine then we hit a pot hole and everyone looked at each other realizing how hard the thump was then we all carried on as it seemed fine ... Next thing you know there is some loud noise which stops and we thought it was just ribbing on the road
making this vibration which stopped , we had a flat . Next thing you know we are at the tire repair getting the wheel replaced . The excitement never stops here ! But my day did as we all went straight to our rooms upon arrival ... Next day of tournaments last day so we need the rest ... 
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