a thing in 12 photos in 2008 ocean showing 2008 only · show all years As we stood there debating, the waves kept getting bigger and bigger. Check out the size of the curl! Insanity. In waves were crashing so violently and the undertow was so strong that everyone swimming ended up clearing out. I think this is about as far in to the water as any of us went. We walked down to the water to check out the absolutely massive (for NYC) waves that were starting to break. Check out the curl and spray! Debating whether or not to do in. Usually we go to the western, more deserted part of Rockaway Beach, but this time we went to the main beach so that Pauly could surf. The lovely boardwalk. I tried on his fedora but on my tiny pin-head it ended up looking like a bowler hat that Blossom's friend Sixx would wear. Mohamed kept laughing at my fascination with the camels! But I had never really spent time around them and was really interested in how alien they were to me! Camel bath.