Happy Birthday, Henry! Wish I could go on one of your trips, but I always appreciate your posts.
Have checked through schedules and prices and conveniences and detremined that my wish for the 70th Birthday trip to Montauk is not very feasable and wise for many reasons.
SOOOO....On Saturday, June 15th...let's settle on the Greenport trip as it is less expensive, shorter time consumption, and most interesting layover. Still leave Binhamton by 4:30Am or so, still the 7:12 out of Denville arr. NYP 8:39AM and leaving on the LIRR at 9:12AM changing at Ronkonkoma and arriving Greenport at 12:02; enjoy lunch (we may even pre order from the train as I've done in the past), see either or both the LIRR HS museum and the Whaling museum, and the Shelter Island ferries scoot in and out with autos; lv Grnport and be back in NYP 3:59, lv 4:11P, ar Denville 5:42P, dinner, home by 11PM at the very latest. I have chosen Saturday because I hope the most number can join us as opposed to weekdays. Consider it an invite to my birthday party but you don't have to bring a present, just your presence. Contact me by return email or to ridewithmehenry@hotmail.com.
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John WR All I can say, Henry, is that you're a much younger man than I am and a lot better looking. (I am 73). Happy Birthday.
All I can say, Henry, is that you're a much younger man than I am and a lot better looking. (I am 73). Happy Birthday.
Thank you. But I disagree about the looks....all the ladies think I'm closer to approaching 60 instead of 70. Until they find out I have no money that is.
Well happy birthday Henry! And many more to you!
Ok, You know I'm an old fart...will be 70 in fact on Saturday, June 15th. Therefore I shall celebrate with some kind of train riding day...but which trip should it be? Help choose and join us. It could be the 7:12AM NJT from Denville and go to Greenport on the LIRR...great trip, a little over an hour at Greenport to eat, take a quick peek at the whaling museum and or the railroad museum plus watch the Shelter Island ferries load and unload for the trips across the bay. Back in NYP by 4PM, Denville by 6:45PM.
Have found that the new LIRR summer schedule to Montauk has a 2 and a half hour layover rather than less than 60 minutes from 12:53PM to 3:30PM for the first time giving us a fair chance of exploring the tip of the Isle a little. No connecting bus at the station, have an inquiry in to the CofC as to what can be done. Leave same time in the morning from Binghamton and Denville, but a little later from Penn Sta. and back to Denville just before 9PM. Still the same price though. Will see what happens.
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