Home soil!

After 20 hours of flying we arrived back in the good ole´ USA! We were very excited to see the first familiar faces we had seen in 7 months, when Kristin´s parents met us at the hotel. First things first, we got a couple of hot dogs from a street vender, and grabbed some food at the hotel. It was great to talk about our trip with someone, and we exchanged the multitude of stuff that they brought us, and that we brought back. The next day after waking up about 4 a.m. we could not go back to sleep, since it was about 4 p.m. to us in Thailand time, we went out to get some food and walk around the city. Ben also got measurements taken for a tux for a wedding when we get back. Glad to say the measurements were a little different than they were for our wedding in May, 4 inches off the waiste is a nice change! NYC was very cold, compared to what we were used to in Asia. Later that night we went out for some great huge steaks, something we could never find on the trip! Finally we had to pack all the stuff that the Shulers had brought from home, including all the camping and fly fishing gear. Before we went to the airport we went for one last meal at Carnagie Deli, which were the biggest sandwiches we have ever seen. We could only eat about half of them, and the leftovers actually made it all the way to Argentina! We had a great time in the city, and a special thanks to Uncle Dick for hooking us up with the great hotel rooms - the best we have had in A WHILE!!!