metmagic
05-25-2004, 10:33 AM
i posted this in the Dugout as well but wanted to make sure everyone saw it.... i had met this girl Vicki at Bike to Shea day and she invited me to this, said it was the funnest thing ever :D she told me to invite people......
i'm going! i can't wait! :banana:
you're all invited! :jump:
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Many people call this their favorite trip of the year
don't miss our 5th annual:
Bike-Boat-Beach Trifecta to Sandy Hook, NJ
Sunday, June 13th
RSVPs: Are requested so we know how many and whom to expect.
Feel free to invite friends.
Note: Also possible to go without a bike and take a cab from Ferry Terminal to Beach. See below.
Join us for a ferry ride across the whole of NYC Harbor, from the tip of Manhattan to the northern part of New Jersey, right by the Sandy Hook Gateway National Recreation Area. There we will bike along the roadway and sand dunes and beaches, have a picnic lunch on the beach, and swim and sun. We will return for a "cruise" back across the NYC Harbour in the late afternoon or early evening (two options)
Logistics:
Take
10:30am Ferry from East Side @ 34th
or
11am from end of Wall St./East River @ Pier 11
** Plan to be at the Ferry 15 minutes earlier at latest to buy ticket
and be sure you are in line, etc. !!!
COST: $20 Round Trip, plus $3 bike fee for each leg.
Arrives Highlands about 11:50am
For more info, contact SEASTREAK: 1-800-BOATRIDE or
http://www.seastreakusa.com/
Return via Ferry:
Depart 4:30..arrive Wall Street 5:13 pm or
Depart 6:40 (after early dinner by shore)..arrive at 7:30pm
TRIP PLAN:
This bike ride will be of very short distance and over mostly flat terrain; mostly
we will use bikes to get us to the beach from the Ferry Terminal (about 3 miles).
The day will include lovely boat cruising from NYC to NJ. We will bike from Highlands, NJ out along the coast to the tip of Sandy Hook State Park, where will we picnic, swim in the ocean, play frisbee, read the NY Times Sunday Section.
Those who have rental bikes may need to catch the early Ferry back in order to get their bikes returned in time. Others may wish to stay later and catch the 6:40pm. Ferry back after an moderately priced seafood dinner at one of the many harborside restaurants near the Ferry terminal (bring cash and a light for your bike if you want to stay later).
WHAT TO BRING:
Day pack or bike rack to hold following:
Lunch (* No place to stop during trip, you must buy beforehand*)
1 Liter/Quarts of water (can replenish at beach).
Beach towel for drying
Beach blanket for sitting (optional)
Swimsuit
Windbreaker or light jacket (for shore breezes and ferry).
Hat for beach
A little cash for inexpensive seafood dinner if you wish.
FOR BIKING:
Wear whatever you are comfortable biking in that day.
(I suggest you not plan to bike back in wet
swim suit).
Helmet
IF COMING FROM FROM NJ:
Meet at 11:50am at the Highland Ferry Terminal, in Highlands New
Jersey. Call (732) 872 2628 for directions.
RAIN
If there is heavy rain we will cancel, but we will go ahead if there is a light drizzle as
you never know if it will clear up later. Be optimistic. You
can always call me that morning on my cell phone if you
are unsure or lost at 917 669 6004.
i'm going! i can't wait! :banana:
you're all invited! :jump:
* * * * *
Many people call this their favorite trip of the year
don't miss our 5th annual:
Bike-Boat-Beach Trifecta to Sandy Hook, NJ
Sunday, June 13th
RSVPs: Are requested so we know how many and whom to expect.
Feel free to invite friends.
Note: Also possible to go without a bike and take a cab from Ferry Terminal to Beach. See below.
Join us for a ferry ride across the whole of NYC Harbor, from the tip of Manhattan to the northern part of New Jersey, right by the Sandy Hook Gateway National Recreation Area. There we will bike along the roadway and sand dunes and beaches, have a picnic lunch on the beach, and swim and sun. We will return for a "cruise" back across the NYC Harbour in the late afternoon or early evening (two options)
Logistics:
Take
10:30am Ferry from East Side @ 34th
or
11am from end of Wall St./East River @ Pier 11
** Plan to be at the Ferry 15 minutes earlier at latest to buy ticket
and be sure you are in line, etc. !!!
COST: $20 Round Trip, plus $3 bike fee for each leg.
Arrives Highlands about 11:50am
For more info, contact SEASTREAK: 1-800-BOATRIDE or
http://www.seastreakusa.com/
Return via Ferry:
Depart 4:30..arrive Wall Street 5:13 pm or
Depart 6:40 (after early dinner by shore)..arrive at 7:30pm
TRIP PLAN:
This bike ride will be of very short distance and over mostly flat terrain; mostly
we will use bikes to get us to the beach from the Ferry Terminal (about 3 miles).
The day will include lovely boat cruising from NYC to NJ. We will bike from Highlands, NJ out along the coast to the tip of Sandy Hook State Park, where will we picnic, swim in the ocean, play frisbee, read the NY Times Sunday Section.
Those who have rental bikes may need to catch the early Ferry back in order to get their bikes returned in time. Others may wish to stay later and catch the 6:40pm. Ferry back after an moderately priced seafood dinner at one of the many harborside restaurants near the Ferry terminal (bring cash and a light for your bike if you want to stay later).
WHAT TO BRING:
Day pack or bike rack to hold following:
Lunch (* No place to stop during trip, you must buy beforehand*)
1 Liter/Quarts of water (can replenish at beach).
Beach towel for drying
Beach blanket for sitting (optional)
Swimsuit
Windbreaker or light jacket (for shore breezes and ferry).
Hat for beach
A little cash for inexpensive seafood dinner if you wish.
FOR BIKING:
Wear whatever you are comfortable biking in that day.
(I suggest you not plan to bike back in wet
swim suit).
Helmet
IF COMING FROM FROM NJ:
Meet at 11:50am at the Highland Ferry Terminal, in Highlands New
Jersey. Call (732) 872 2628 for directions.
RAIN
If there is heavy rain we will cancel, but we will go ahead if there is a light drizzle as
you never know if it will clear up later. Be optimistic. You
can always call me that morning on my cell phone if you
are unsure or lost at 917 669 6004.