tagged together in 31 photos boardwalk + rockaway beach !boardwalk× !rockaway beach× Boardwalkless. Where the boardwalk ends. Shifted and opened like a zipper. Painting on the boardwalk. JFK bound. The cement supports are the only thing left. The boardwalk was all washed away here. In the midst of the all the chaos, nice to see people still surfing. #3 GO ROMNEY . OR NO USA The entire boardwalk was washed away except where the light pole is screwed in. Similarly... Absurd. These guys were using calling cards to get in touch with relatives overseas. ...this section of destroyed boardwalk still contained a working payphone. Carting sand back to the beach one wheelbarrow at a time. Looking north. ...and then realized the entire boardwalk was gone. Waiting for Hans & Ellen to park the car. Later that afternoon, we hit the beach again. Parts of the boardwalk had been pretty badly damaged by the storm (but nothing compared with what Sandy would do 13 months later). Before we had to the airport, I hit the beach to try to get some of the pre-Hurricane Irene waves that were starting to roll in. ...and then we rented bicycles! Meredith had a terrible bike accident when she was a little kid and never really got around to getting back on one so we decided to give it a shot! ...and watched the surfers for a while. We went up to the boardwalk, got Thai iced coffees... Took the dog for a long walk near the beach. (No dogs allowed when there's people around) Mer came out and met me later that afternoon. Maddy loves the boardwalk. ...and, uh, inspect over-turned Snapple vending machines that have somehow ended up in the middle of the boardwalk. 
