Good friends

It always amazes me what generous, thoughtful and interesting friends one can have.
Leonie came to our apartment for a "sleepover" on Monday, the intention being that we would go for a drive today. That is in fact what we did but what a great journey we had. The decision was that we would visit Sag Harbor, Long Island. It was quite a distance there and back but it was the journey we were enjoying. And Leonie did all the driving.


Getting out of Manhattan took a while even with, or because of, the GPS. It took us via all the traffic but Sue and I got to do a bit of window shopping along the way and saw some interesting sights.

Out on the freeway we had great vistas including the views of trees in various stages of autumnal glory. The weather was perfect for enjoying all that the countryside had to offer (safely in the back seat of the car of course).

We had lunch in Sag Harbor and then had a walk around the area all utilizing our SLR digital cameras. Actually it was my usual camera, Sue has only just bought one the same as mine and used the time to get to know its workings, getting ready for our cruise next week. Leonie had borrowed Alan's SLR and was enjoying the flexibility SLR's give you.


Having done our photo shoot it was time to start heading back to Manhattan but this time via Shelter Island. Two ferry rides and beautiful vistas again!


We got back to Brooklyn where Sue and I caught the subway back to our apartment and Leonie headed back to Park Slope. Her generosity and thoughtfulness we both truly appreciated- not only the driving (and the fuel) but also her time, friendship and company. I don't know how she'd manage to get up the next day as Sue and I were truly exhausted and tried to get some work prepared when we got home but chose to delay it until early next day.
It was a lovely day all round.