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September 03, 2007
SoBe, Staten Island
Chis slept luxuriously this morning as I worked diligently on the New York Times crossword (Monday is the easy one, and they get progressively more difficult as the week gets on). I cleaned the kitchen, checked email, studied the weather (and Hurrican Felix), made fruit smoothies, and readied us for our day's cycling journey.
We left around 12 noon, headed first to the storage locker to get Chis' bike (mine now has a permanent parking spot next to the red leather chair in our living room), then pedaled down the Hudson River Trail to the Staten Island Ferry at Battery Park.
We climbed aboard the ferry, arrived on Staten Island, climbed on our bikes and looked longingly at the cycling route map. Hmm. If you've ever been to Staten Island, there's nothing that looks bike friendly when you get off the ferry.
We did our best, followed some bits of road and chopped up gravel paths, until we finally stumbled on Fort Wadsworth. Ah yes, this is the place where the New York City Marathon starts. It did not bring back memories, not pangs of willingness to do it a fourth time.
We carried on, and found South Beach. Who knew that Staten Island had miles of sandy beaches? With a bike path right along side? Awesome.
We stopped for lunch along the beach, watched the kites, and kept biking south toward Great Kills Park. We finally decided to head back, and by the time we reached the ferry, we had been cycling 4 hours. No wonder my keister was sore.
Back to Manhattan, we cycled back up the river and dropped Chis' bike at the storage locker, and limped home. All in all, an outstanding day of fresh air, sunshine and leg-stretching. We'll definitely do it again!
Posted by dave at September 3, 2007 07:59 PM