i keep a diary

July 24, 2010

Two Saturdays in Far Rockaway

Saturday, July 24th

maddy
On Saturday morning we got up and started packing a beach bag. This one gets nervous any time bags are packed.
maddy
meredith
Stopped for a snack on the way. I got a huge pizza bagel. Meredith went the healthier route.
laugh ˆ orange ˆ meredith
meredith
We got to Beach 60th a little after 2pm.
far rockaway ˆ walking ˆ meredith
Garage BBQ Hangout.
bbq ˆ chair ˆ garage
For some reason I get the feeling you can't park here.
far rockaway ˆ garage ˆ sign
I'm very curions about the process they used to determine which apartments have patios.
buildings ˆ far rockaway ˆ wtf
Boardwalk renovation.
far rockaway ˆ sign
Ah, the beach.
beach ˆ clouds ˆ far rockaway
Lots of people swimming!
far rockaway ˆ ocean
Gull invasion.
bird ˆ clouds ˆ seagull
Waiting for the train.
subway platform
meredith
Beach tired.
sleepy ˆ subway platform ˆ meredith
Napping in the shade.
subway platform

Saturday, July 31st

meredith
The following Saturday we decided to run the exact same beach plan except with more people! Wooo! Meredith likes patterns.
couch ˆ meredith
Colorful much?
bag ˆ shorts
This time we stopped at Odessa on the way to the subway to get a PROPER diner breakfast!
breakfast ˆ egg ˆ food ˆ odessa ˆ pancakes
On the walk to the subway, there were butterflies on the fruit cart apples.
apple ˆ butterfly ˆ fruit
Pretty!
apple ˆ butterfly
The A train wasn't running, so we had to transfer to a bus at Broadway Junction.
bus
me, meredith, pauly
Still managed to meet up with Pauly on the way! Wooooo!
excited ˆ subway platform ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ pauly
meredith, pauly
Searchers of the Sea, indeed.
book ˆ meredith ˆ pauly
me
I tried a new place for a haircut and they have me SPOCK bangs!
haircut ˆ point ˆ squinty ˆ me
Payphone!
far rockaway ˆ payphone ˆ phone
meredith, pauly
The beach was practically empty this time around!
beach ˆ far rockaway ˆ meredith ˆ pauly
catrinel, cynthia
We arrived to find Cat and Cynthia had already staked out prime real estate.
beach ˆ far rockaway ˆ catrinel ˆ cynthia
catrinel, christina l, jeet
Christina, Gurj and Cat!
beach ˆ far rockaway ˆ catrinel ˆ christina l ˆ jeet
catrinel, cynthia, meredith, pauly
So much blanket real estate.
beach ˆ far rockaway ˆ catrinel ˆ cynthia ˆ meredith ˆ pauly
catrinel, cynthia, meredith, pauly
Gurj rolled over and realized her wet bathing suit made a happy face. Haha.
beach ˆ far rockaway ˆ point ˆ catrinel ˆ cynthia ˆ meredith ˆ pauly
jeet
So good.
point ˆ jeet
We laid in a circle with our heads pointed inwards and Catrinel taught us a game where, as a group, you try to count as high as you can. It can start at any time with a person saying "one," then another person has to say "two." If at any time, two people speak simultaneously, you have to start over. It's AMAZING.
Beach buds.
Beachjeet.
Someone had brought along a hula hoop!
Shit got flashy almost immediately.
Then quickly moved on to "making awesome shit up." Well now that I know I can jump through it...
...can I somersault through?
5pm.
beach
christina l
Christina found a whole crab. It's striped lega are so beautiful...
beach ˆ best ˆ crab ˆ far rockaway ˆ christina l
...yet simultaneously also right out of my nightmare.
crab ˆ scary
jeet
Beachjeet sunset edition.
best ˆ far rockaway ˆ sunset ˆ jeet
jeet, meredith, pauly
The only thing better than the beach is leaving the beach to discover the ice cream man.
ice cream ˆ mister softee ˆ jeet ˆ meredith ˆ pauly
jeet, meredith, pauly
Action shot.
ice cream ˆ mister softee ˆ jeet ˆ meredith ˆ pauly
jeet
This makes me so happy.
best ˆ ice cream ˆ mister softee ˆ jeet
pauly
Pauly got his dipped in blue!
ice cream ˆ mister softee ˆ pauly
christina l, meredith
It's so good you can almost forgive the music the truck plays.
ice cream ˆ mister softee ˆ christina l ˆ meredith
me, meredith
Bright-shirt contest.
beach hair ˆ us ˆ me ˆ meredith
Looks like someone else also had a pretty good day at the beach.
gross ˆ panties
christina l, jeet, meredith
On the subway ride home Gurj and Christina were so tired that their leeetle eyes kept closing and I kept trying to take sneaky pics of them dozing off...
sleepy ˆ subway ˆ christina l ˆ jeet ˆ meredith
jeet, meredith, pauly
...but then their eyes would snap open and we'd all have to pretend that we weren't just taking sneaky sleepy photos! BUSTED! Hahaha.
best ˆ subway ˆ jeet ˆ meredith ˆ pauly
If you get off at Canal street...
nyc
jeet, me
...it's just a quick walk through Chinatown to get to VEGGIE DIM SUM! Woooo!
walking ˆ jeet ˆ me
Crossroads
buildings ˆ sign
christina l
Christina showing off her leg burn.
ouch ˆ sunburn ˆ christina l
Mystery fruits.
chinatown ˆ nyc ˆ walking
Crazy colors.
chinatown ˆ fruit ˆ nyc ˆ walking
Ah, the fragrance.
chinatown ˆ fish ˆ nyc
jeet, meredith, pauly
DESTINATION!
dim sum ˆ sign ˆ jeet ˆ meredith ˆ pauly
christina l, pauly
So much goodness.
dim sum ˆ food ˆ christina l ˆ pauly
Wow.
dim sum ˆ food
All lit up.
chinatown ˆ sign ˆ walking
Pretty walk home.
clouds ˆ nyc ˆ sunset
christina l, jeet, meredith, pauly
Beach & Dim Sum food coma recovery party / nap festival at our place!
e9th apt ˆ christina l ˆ jeet ˆ meredith ˆ pauly