road trip, day 1—new jersey and oyster bay

The parking lot at the VE at 7 am

When we take these Volkssport bus trips we always have to drive to Warminister, before coming back north. It seems nuts. But it is what it is. And this will probably be the last one I take for a long time, unless I manage to get more work. All that money I had saved is going quickly.

Anyway, today we left the Vereinigung Erzebirge and headed north. Our first stop was in Asbury Park. Yes, I was just there two weeks ago. I didn't know that when I signed up for the trip. 

We had three hours in Asbury Park. Most everything on the Boardwalk was now closed. It was tough to find something open for lunch. We picked a taco place. They were busy.

We did a hybrid of the 5 and 10K and then stuck our feet in the ocean.

Then it was back on the bus and on to Long Island where we visited the Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. As you history buffs know, Sagamore Hill was the long-time home of Theodore Roosevelt and his rambunctious family. It served as the “summer white house” during his presidency. But no house tour since we arrived in the afternoon. Disappointing to say the least. We were about to head to the nature walk when the skies opened. Our rain gear was in the bus. Shit. We walked quickly back to the bus.

We didn't have our regular driver, it was a different one. He chose to go thru Long Island thru mid-town Manhattan. Maybe that's the way one needs to go. But it was 1:30 in the afternoon. It took about an hour to get thru the boroughs.

On the bus was one older woman and her tablet that she bought for $50 from someone who upgraded. She was clueless. Her seat mate had a Kindle.  I must have spent an hour teaching them how to use their devices. And downloading Bible apps and teaching them how to use them.  At Sagamore, I taught them how to take pictures, and view them. It's been an interesting trip.

Then back to the hotel for the night. My students had a deadline Friday, so that means an evening of grading for me.. Much easier since I had two Long Island Iced Teas at supper. When in Rome. ...