Take on Fire Island

There is no better vacation spot around here than Fire Island. There are good restaurants, the beaches aren't overly crowded, kids can bike and walk around at will and the no cars thing makes the entire place feel intimate. The quiet streets brings back a feel of long ago, when things were simpler and less hectic. In many ways it's really magical.


With that said, there is no worse vacation spot when it comes to actually getting there. It's a miserable drive to Bay Shore which on a Saturday or Sunday can be hours long. You then have to find parking which is near impossible as everyone lot is at capacity. If you can miraculously find parking befor missing the ferry you have the pleasure of getting on a moving sardine can with not a mask in sight. If you miss the ferry, it's a short 1:40 wait for the next one which will likely be more crowded.

Once you get to the other side you have the pleasure of wheeling all your stuff including a week's worth of groceries by one of those red wagons dodging snot nosed kids and vacationers who have no sense of direction.
You get to your great Un-air conditioned house where you will sweat out the $10 beers and $12 ice creams

You then get to do the reverse a week later


But other than that the place is great