FERRY EXCURSION

Rockaway
NYC Ferry Transit

We had the day to leave our apartment in the middle of Midtown NYC and travel to the barrier island and beach of Rockaway.  We rode the R train to the bottom of Manhattan, walked to the South Street Seaport, and boarded the ferry for the 1 hour ride to Rockaway.

We ate lunch outdoors at Rockaway, shrimp and beer, and then rode the A and D trains for one hour as we returned to Manhattan.

Leaving the East River and its bridges as we passed between Brooklyn and Governor's Island.

Leaving the southern tip of Manhattan.

Going under the Verrazano Bridge between Brooklyn on the left and /Staten Island on the right.  By passing under this bridge we are leaving the harbor of New York City and entering the North Atlantic.

Brooklyn is now on the right and Staten Island to the left.  The World Trade Center is just seen on the far right of the horizon.

Seeing Coney Island Beach from the ocean.

Seeing the Manhattan skyline from Rockaway.