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Greetings from Fire Island, NY, one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. (But we only tell our best friends about it, so shhhh.)
When we last checked in, we had reached our first destination, New Jersey, where we stayed with a dear friend and had a delicious dinner. The next day for lunch, we bought a salad for our hostess and shared a big one between us, total cost $20. The on to Brooklyn, where $20 bought us (and several of our friends) a few slices of great New York pizza, some soda and a great night with more childhood friends at a free concert featuring Blondie, Pat Benatar and The Donnas.
Next stop, Long Island, where we stayed with family and visited the beach outside their door. After a stop at a local supermarket, we stocked up on items that would surely be overpriced if we bought them at our next destination, Fire Island, and tiny sandbar of a beach paradise, with nothing but beach, bay, bars and a few little shops. (Very expensive, but I hear that next week the stores start cutting prices drastically in order to clear out their inventory before the summer ends; will keep you posted). Supermarket bill, $80. Savings over Fire Island prices, probably $75.
We parked at a friend’s house, saving over $100 for parking, and another friend drove us to the station, savings of about $5. The ferry ride over was $34 round trip for the both of us, and we are now ensconced for the next week at the home of another dear friend, just steps from the beach and a short walk to the town. So far, we’ve been cooking and BBQing, and our on-island expenditure up to now has been $6 for yummy water ices. Added to the running total, we’ve now spent, between the two of us, including gas for the car, roughly another $200, bringing us so far to a grand total of about $500 and we’ve been gone a week, and traveled about 1300 miles. So far, so great!
It’s good to have friends in high places! (Of course, they’re all always invited to visit us in Florida any time they want.)
Until next time, stay cool!
(BTW, we didn’t win the lottery…yet!)
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