Blogs from East Hampton, New York, United States, North America

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Had a slow day today, so I'll make this one short. We had INCREDIBLE lobster rolls at Bostwick's in East Hampton and went to the Montauk Lighthouse. The lighthouse was very interesting with a long and detailed history. It was actually commissioned by George Washington while he was president and used as a lookout during WWII. We also saw Jackie Kennedy's house (when she was growing up) and is for sale... 52 million dollars if you have some spare change laying around.... read more
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First day of our long vacation! We flew to New York this morning to visit Uncle Bob and Jim. After a short ride to Queens, we hopped into Bob's car and took of to East Hampton; a short three hour drive. Two funny things happened today. First, picking up Bob's car, we noticed a Fire bucket! And people say we're backwards in Texas... at least we have fire extinguishers!!! Second, we stopped at KFC on the way. I didn't expect to hear country music playing on the radio the whole time there; George Strait, Allen Jackson, and Toby Keith. The drive through the Hamptons was neat, it seems quaint with lots of wineries, antique shops and clothing stores.... read more

North America » United States » New York » East Hampton February 2nd 2017

I have had some short blogs in the past but this one might just turn out to be the shortest of them all. If you go in a straight line the Hamptons is only about 20 miles away from us - the problem is there is a sound right in between us so it takes about 3 - 4 hours to get there by car. Unfortunately we have not gone there as much as we would like to. We have made a couple short trips over the years. In the summer it is pretty hard to find a parking spot close to any of the beaches because it is pretty much mostly permit parking in the local municipalities. I spent my fair share of summers in the Hamptons so I have a couple tricks up my ... read more
Lobster Roll
Lobster Roll
Lobster Roll




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