Bubble take

While Mo gets us packed, the boys and I go for a final visit to Toys R Us, where novelty sweets are bought for pals. Between checking out and our transport to JFK arriving, there's not a lot of time - so after brunch we just stroll around.

George and I sit for a while at Paramount Plaza. Nearby there's a guy selling bubble toys: he repeats his sales pitch over and over, which is oddly hypnotic:

Bubble guns, bubble guns
Check it out, y'all
Get 'em here New York

As this is going on, there's suddenly a mass of skateboarders flying past; it seems like there's hundreds in total. As each group goes by, at least one of them will shout "Woah! Bubbles!"

There's just time for a wander up to Columbus Circle, then it's time to head for the airport.