Ellen invited us to a barbecue at her beach cabin at the beach club on Long Island. What a fantastic experience. First we took the subway down to Wall Street and walked along the river to Pier 11. Then we took the Rockaway Ferry passing the Statue of Liberty, underneath Verrazzano Bridge and docks at Rockaway where we were met by Alan and driven to the beach club.
A cabin with electricity, a fridge and a shower! (far removed from our English beach huts). And a special area for barbecues – I counted 64. We had a wonderful salad followed by delicious barbecued corn and fish washed down with Mimosa (that’s what we call Bucks Fizz). And of course a fabulous beach with all sorts of birds.