Monday, July 21, 2008

Trip to Sandy Hook, New Jersey












I went up to NY to visit my friend Chris over the weekend. It was a hot weekend. What could be possibly better than hitting the beach on a hot summer day? On Sat, we drove to Sandy Hook, New Jersey. It is approximately 1 hr south of NYC. Sandy Hook is a barrier beach peninsula at the northern tip of the New Jersey Shore. It is also a part of the Gateway National Recreational Area that covers the area of Gateway at Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn. I was pretty excited to have another stamp on my National Park Passport. Also, I read that prickly pear cactus is a native plant at the shore. Isn’t that cool!!!

During the summer time, visitors enjoy swimming and strolling the beach. It is also the place where America’s oldest operating lighthouse is situated. I was lucky enough to join the guided tour to go up Sandy Hook Lighthouse. That was pretty cool although the temperature inside the lighthouse was 96F. To my surprise, Sandy Hook is almost famous among nude beach goers. That was new for me … haha.. I have never seen so many naked people before. I must admit that it was pretty interesting. Nobody seemed to care what type of body you have. Just take them off and have a nice time. Besides naked people, there is also an awesome view of Brooklyn and Manhattan (barely) from the beach. We got there at around 4 pm. The weather at the beach was not so hot. The ocean water was pretty warm. It was just a perfect little summer dayJ.

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