it’s fun to say

54 miles
average speed 12-13 mph

start at Port Jefferson Ferry Terminal
ride southeasterly taking mostly backroads
over Smith Point Bridge onto Fire Island

breakfast: bagels from home eaten on the ferry ride
lunch: nice focaccia sandwiches at a bakery (“Crispy Crust Bread?”) in Smith Point
dinner: seafood and beer at a stand in Port Jefferson

very nice ride, a little drizzle in the morning, cleared up at the end of the day

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11 June 2009, 7-10 pm
Safe T Gallery
in the D.U.M.B.O. section of Brooklyn

9th Big CLWN WR Event which will feature readings and performances by Holly Anderson, Joel Chace, R. Nemo Hill, Sheila Lanham, Katrinka Moore, Jane Ormerod, Carolyn Ota, Adriana Scopino, Elizabeth Smith, Moira T. Smith, Phyllis Wat and Nathan Whiting

23.5 miles

Cove Beach
Pear Tree Point
Rowayton – bagel at 101, and kids-eating-ice-cream watching
Bell Island
Bluff Road
back to home through Darien

sights:
squirrel trying to get a few drops out of a tiny discarded liquor bottle
little girl in pink toddling up to try to touch the moving bicycle
little boy having a meltdown because he now realizes he wanted cotton candy ice cream like his siblings, not mint chocolate chip after all

1.1 mile(s)
Hope Street to the Toquam School pedestrian path and back home

starting to rain
worth it? probably just for practice getting out of the house early in the morning.

6 miles
up Newfield and down Eden Road to Hope Street

things seen:
mocking bird chasing away a big red cat – looks like the bird was actually grabbing cat fur with his claws
youth wearing red plaid pants, a Ramones t-shirt, and a fedora walking away from, not toward, the school bus