Hey [MENTION=314122]wilfried[/MENTION], I'm glad we got together to do this. I had a really nice time. The pace was good. The weather was outstanding. The scenery wasn't as bad as I expected. I like the fact that traffic there was so light. I wonder how much worse it gets on the other days of the week. I suspect not terribly bad except on Hylan Blvd. Living in Manhattan and working in the Bronx, it's nice to have an easy-to-reach place where it's quieter. And actually, the views of the bay from the eastern shore are pretty spectacular.

The rest of us stood on the bow deck on the ferry ride back. It was really windy and cold. I got such a chill that I had to get into bed upon arriving home.

We had a few rude drivers pass us. That's the first time it happened to me in many months, so there's one demerit for Staten Island, but I'm willing to forgive.