2 Days on Long Island

Montauk Lighthouse

A rocky hike up the beach behind the lighthouse.

Our view at lunch - Inlet Seafood (fisherman owned)

Checking out the beach in the Hamptons

View from the Lighthouse

Kristen's recommendation in Greenport

Orient Pt. Lighthouse

Sunset and Drinks at the Montauket

Rocky Pt.

We took a break from NYC and headed out to Long Island for a couple of nights.  We sure were glad it was the off season.  We checked out the lighthouse, walked deserted beaches (17 pieces of beach glass and lots of nice rocks), ate lots of seafood (lobster rolls were 20 bucks!), checked out both forks of Long Island, went to a couple of wineries, and decided it's a great place but we really don't need to go there again (unless somebody has a wedding there).  We spent the last night of our trip with Elizabeth, Mike and the kids.  It was great getting to know the kids and seeing there home in Hoboken.  It's a fun lifestyle and would be great to be able to walk everywhere but rural CO suits me just fine.

NYC

Our visit to NYC was more fun than we thought it would be.  We immediately jumped right in and started rushing about the city.  Our hotel was right by the PATH train so the first night we went over to the city and had dinner at Monte's Trattoria.  It was very good.  The next day we walked over the Brooklyn Bridge and walked to Juniors Restaurant.  We enjoyed a very good breakfast and even had cheesecake for dessert.  Thank goodness for our smart phone which helped us navigate around the city.  Another extremely helpful thing was Uber.  It was amazing and so easy.  After breakfast we figured out how to ride the subway and made our way to the High Line and walked all along it.  Another day we went to Jersey Boys on Broadway, walked through Central Park, walked past MOMA and the Guggenheim and went to Little Italy for dinner.  We also visited the 9/11 Memorial.  We hope to visit again someday since we feel we have a little experience now and could spend some time in some places we didn't get a chance to visit.

View from the bridge

Junior's

Empire State Bldg in background

View from our hotel

Brooklyn Bridge

Central Park

Christine and Joe's Wedding

Christine and Joe's wedding took place on Friday, Oct. 3rd in Hoboken, NJ.  It was absolutely beautiful.  The ceremony was beautiful as was the church and bride and groom.  NJ pizza was served out in front of the church after the service.  The reception was held at the Hyatt on the Hudson.  The view of Manhattan at night was spectacular.  Of course there was lots of drinking and dancing and great food.  It was great seeing all of the family but the time seemed to go too fast. I'll post more pics as I find them.