Rockaway Temptation.
It's a hot and sticky NYC morning. Maybe not hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk, but plenty hot just the same. It would make a lovely beach day!

When Base10 goes to work every day, as he walks to the subway he passes the bus stop for the express bus to Rockaway Beach. A buck and a half gets you to the beach more or less non-stop in about 20 minutes. No driving and no parking hassles. New York is such an efficient place! Anyway, as the weather gets warm and sunny and as summer wears on, it is becoming increasingly difficult to make that right turn to work rather than the left turn to the beach. If I didn't have a presentation to give at noon, I might very well be getting on that bus today.

Base10 likes Rockaway, too. He worked down there for some time. The Rockaway Peninsula (it's not an island, darn it) is home to one of the few "communities" left in the city. Base10 feels compelled to Rockaway blog before the season is out.

If you're a little more daring, you can ride a bicycle there. The traffic down Woodhaven Boulevard can be difficult, but you're rewarded by a lovely flat stretch through the Jamaica Bay wildlife preserve. Then it's Broad Channel, the bridge and the beach!

I'm writing this on the subway and have decided to give it a rest since I'm starting to pine for sand and surf. More later.

- posted by Base10 @ 12:52 PM