Visiting New York
We drove to New York on May 24 to visit family. In keeping with our current practice and philosophy based on the belief that hours spent driving before noon do not “count”, we left at 6 am and arrived for lunch at Susan’s.
The big event of the day was the dress rehearsal for Clare’s dance class. Clare looked wonderful in both her tutu and her “jazz” outfit and performed with the charm for which she is justly famous. Mariann prepared a delicious dinner, attended by “Oopsie Do”—aka Mariann’s mother Helen.
On Thursday we went to the Queens Zoo with Joe, Mariann, Alison and Clare and, I believe, the entire 4th and 5th grade student body of Queens. Apparently this is the time of year—perhaps the very day—when a day at the zoo is just the tonic for wearying teachers and students alike. There must have been 100 buses in the parking lot. Gaggles of elementary-age students let by taller people were everywhere. They were marvelously well-behaved and orderly. As we moved from animal to animal, we inserted ourselves between groups to do our own viewing. The Queens is a nice, small zoo, suitable for younger children. It was hard to believe that the lush, treed setting is in the midst of New York, right next to the Grand Central Parkway.
After a pleasant lunch, we drove out to Montauk. In addition to Susan and us, old friends Bette and Maureen, the latter up for the weekend from Boca Raton, made up our party. We had nice visits, good meals and lively conversation. Jane had never seen the Montauk lighthouse, so we went out there and also explored Camp Hero, an old army installation that is now a park. The biking opportunities looked plentiful, so we pledged to take our bicycles on our next visit.
We drove back here to Maryland on Sunday, picking up our kayak in Annapolis on the way.
What a nice visit.
The big event of the day was the dress rehearsal for Clare’s dance class. Clare looked wonderful in both her tutu and her “jazz” outfit and performed with the charm for which she is justly famous. Mariann prepared a delicious dinner, attended by “Oopsie Do”—aka Mariann’s mother Helen.
On Thursday we went to the Queens Zoo with Joe, Mariann, Alison and Clare and, I believe, the entire 4th and 5th grade student body of Queens. Apparently this is the time of year—perhaps the very day—when a day at the zoo is just the tonic for wearying teachers and students alike. There must have been 100 buses in the parking lot. Gaggles of elementary-age students let by taller people were everywhere. They were marvelously well-behaved and orderly. As we moved from animal to animal, we inserted ourselves between groups to do our own viewing. The Queens is a nice, small zoo, suitable for younger children. It was hard to believe that the lush, treed setting is in the midst of New York, right next to the Grand Central Parkway.
After a pleasant lunch, we drove out to Montauk. In addition to Susan and us, old friends Bette and Maureen, the latter up for the weekend from Boca Raton, made up our party. We had nice visits, good meals and lively conversation. Jane had never seen the Montauk lighthouse, so we went out there and also explored Camp Hero, an old army installation that is now a park. The biking opportunities looked plentiful, so we pledged to take our bicycles on our next visit.
We drove back here to Maryland on Sunday, picking up our kayak in Annapolis on the way.
What a nice visit.
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