We ate here on Friday night with friends from No Zip Code and Fruition.
We are in Staten Island in the great state of New York. Today was a relaxing day. We woke up with the sun at 5:30 and realized we had nothing to do, so we slept in for another hour. After reading our Atlanta paper, George did some engineering work, and I cleaned the boat inside. A small space really needs to be tidy, so we feel good once the bed is made up, the dishes are done, and the bathroom is wiped down.
We went to a meeting with a group of loopers and our host, John Calascibetta. He gave us bus and ferry schedules and asked us what we want to do while we are here. Tomorrow morning John is going to drive us in two groups to the train. We can take the train to the Staten Island Ferry. From there we can explore the city. George and I are going to MOMA to see the Yoko Ono show plus the "Migration" series of paintings by Jacob Lawrence. We are meeting a Dublin friend, Sally Andre, for lunch at MOMA.
John Calascibetta, Great Kills Harbor Host Extraordinaire
We walked down Hylan Avenue to a hardware store, trying to figure out how to hang our USA flag. No luck with buying pipe to hold it. Hylan Avenue is like Buford Highway with Dunkin Donuts, nail salons, and Italian delis instead of Asian food. Everyone drives fast, and often people yell out the window. We did buy a bottle of wine in the deli. We felt as though Tony Soprano might be sitting nearby: The atmosphere felt familiar.
We went home and chopped mushrooms, red pepper, and onion for spaghetti sauce. Blue Willow was on the way, and we wanted to have dinner for them. They pulled into the slip beside us at 4:30 after a long day with fog and NJ skinny water and bouncy ocean. So glad to see them. Yes, they could come for dinner. We had a good dinner with lots of stories and laughing.
This is the view of Great Kills Harbor behind Aunt Aggie.
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