We took
a ferry from Wall St. dock and rode it to Sandy Hook. It took about 45 minutes. It was an incredible ride with a full view of the harbor. It was beautiful.
Sandy Hook is an old military site with housing for the officers. The housing is used now for the park's staff. The north part of the peninsula is used by the Coast Guard.
There was a shuttle bus to take passengers to the other side of the peninsula where the beach was. We decided to walk, it being a walkable distance. We could see so much more by walking. We came across old proofing sites, where the military would test artillery. We love to see old ruins and find out what they were used for.
We saw
two batteries; one that was sunken in to the ground (so the enemy couldn't see when they were being fired at) and one huge battery that looked like an old, warehouse made out of iron.
The beach was one of the widest beaches we've seen. It took half a day to walk across.
The waves were mild and not very much fun to ride. The heat was dry and extreme; we felt as if we were on the Sahara desert. I could imagine camels walking past us.
We couldn't take much more of the heat on the beach so what did we do? We explored in the heat! We walked to the lighthouse, which is the
oldest lighthouse in the nation.We continued exploring the island; walked pass old barrack houses and an old battery.
Rode the ferry back to lower Manhattan. Ate at a delicious Italian restaurant, Harry's Italian on Gold St. Todd ordered Veal and I ordered Fettuccini with prochetta. It was fabulous.
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