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Coconut! These are a common offering at a local beach that's a popular spot for Hindu rituals, so we see them all the time.
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Ruffle Bar. I'd originally called for a group paddle, just around this island, stop for beachcombing & a snack & then home again, but nobody came!
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Most piratical buoy in the bay - buoy "Arrrrr!", getting close to the Rockaway Peninsula (I'm now peeling off from my original plan).
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Looking west down the Rockaway Peninsula towards the inlet. Came over here to get out of what little breeze there was. Hm, very nice here...
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Maybe I'll just go down to the bridge. Hm. Looks pretty nice out past the bridge. Maybe just a little further? Yeah.
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Oh yeah. It IS nice out here. Rockaway Peninsula to the left, Coney Island to the right - and look, it's ALL mine!
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Breezy Point "Lighthouse" coming into view. Maybe I'll just go there...or why not all the way to Breezy Point? Yes, why not?
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Approaching the "Lighthouse". This structure dates back to WWII and at that time it was disguised as a lighthouse.
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It wasn't a lighthouse at all, though - it was a control tower for the nearby gun batteries guarding the entrance to NY Harbor.
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2 more people enjoying the day. They waved, I waved back and then threw my arms in the air - "What a day!" - they did the same. I paddled away grinning.
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Just pretty. Somewhere around here there was a seal, he did not cooperate with having his picture taken but I'd hoped for a seal and he obliged.
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Different buoy twelve - this is one of the sequence that guides boaters alongside the Rockaway Peninsula. Bell buoy, clanging away despite the ice.
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Brighton Beach and Coney Island. Gotta watch out for the polar bears over there - was almost tempted to go see if they were at Ruby's but finally decided against.
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Flood picking up - part of why I decided to go so far off course, knew I'd have a good ride home. Getting the rest of the way to Breezy was a workout, though!
