London - New York

Goodbye Lizzie. Sara about to start back at work and apprehensive about how Liz'll take it.

Dentist and toiletries day. And still manage complete panic before heading to the airport.

Immigration questions and visa application indicate a country that is crazy, introverted and paranoid, though arrival is smooth enough and the emphasis on serving you as a "guest", spectacular.

The subway system is a maze of divided lines, multiple stops with the same name, and a map that is only squiggles. But I arrive at J's 3am UK time with a stonking cold. There is pasta, a colourfully crammed apartment, especially once the sofa bed is folded out, and most importantly, Jack and Courtney!