A very quiet night.
A top-up of the RV water and another RV Dump, just in case we do not want to return to the campsite. As friendly and happy as the campground workers are (NOT) we may decide to camp elsewhere tonight.
Gorgeous little deer on the side of the road as we left. Noah and Wes thought something was wrong when I shouted, Oh, deer…
Time to explore the Hamptons.
Ferraris, Porche, Mercedes, BMW, Audi and ACE Motorhomes, all the most popular vehicles to be seen in the Hamptons.
Our first stop was Southampton. We are taking our tour stops based on recommendations from cousin Shelley (thank you!).
Luckily it was a Sunday and traffic was light and parking was plentiful.
We parked the motorhome at an empty bank’s carpark and walked the Southampton village. Lovely, quiet, cute village.
Back in the motorhome and along the coast, passing huge houses bordered by huge hedges. A photo stop at one of the beaches, where people sit but nobody swims.
There were some surfers…
Past lots of nurseries selling gardening goods and ginormous pumpkins.
Next stop, Sag Harbor. Another lovely walk around the village and marina.
I am sad to say this but, enough of the Hamptons. It is hard to explore in a motorhome and I think we have just had enough of exploring…
We have friends that are in New York at the moment and we have decided that we are going to take the opportunity to visit them. We will bypass last night’s campsite and forgo the additional paid night (shame, not).
It is worth missing out on the $41 to stay somewhere with a tad of atmosphere.
Unfortunately, we did not factor in the drive which involved numerous detours due to the height of the RV and a route right through busy, busy, busy Manhatten. Yes, directly through the Bronx.
To say Peter did an amazing job at driving is an understatement. Although I did say to him “what is a lap around the USA without a drive through Manhattan?”.
Finally, after a very long and tiring drive, we arrived at the Liberty Harbor RV Park, New Jersey. Right in downtown New Jersey and right across the Hudson from Manhattan.
It was wonderful seeing Manhattan from the other side of the river
We set up camp and then went across the marina to Surf City, an outdoor beach-themed bar/restaurant for dinner. It was just lovely. It felt like we were at a tropical resort, perfect weather, relaxed, stunning scenery, great atmosphere.
Back to the campground and then, fireworks. Wow, what an amazing end to an unexpectedly wonderful day.
Looking forward to catching up with friends tomorrow.
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