The Verrazano Bridge with Manhattan in the background:
Coney Island amusement park:
Beach-front residencies on the south shore of Long Island:
An expansive public beach pavilion with a soon-to-be-filled parking lot:
Impressive residencies / hotel on the Long Island shore:
Jones Beach State Park:
Jones Beach State Park monument:
Massive sandbar near Gardiners Bay within Long Island:
Picturesque bottom of the bay:
Some well-used fishing boats:
The famous "Hamptons" of Long Island...Notice each home with its own in-ground swimming pool and tennis court, not to mention a home the size of a palace:
And these two homes are indeed palaces:
Maidstone Golf Club in East Hampton, NY:
Would you look at that hedge-lined driveway in East Hampton, NY....What an entrance:
Typical housing development east of the Hamptons:
The Plaza Circle in Montauk, NY:
The cliffs along the south shore of Long Island, near Montauk:
Montauk Point State Park:
Montauk Lighthouse:
And finally Montauk airport (MTP), our destination for this mornings flight:
The following three pictures show various views of this unique summer destination airport, with its close proximity to a state park, two beaches (Long Island Sound & Atlantic Ocean), along with the popular fishing/tourist village of Montauk itself, which is also home to a Coast Guard Station:
Fishing / Tourist village of Montauk:
On the flight home we overflew Fishers Island, which happens to have a neat little airport named Elizabeth Field (0B8):
Cross Sound Ferry terminal in Orient, NY (located on the northern tip of Long Island):
Brookhaven National Laboratory in Brookhaven, NY:
Long Island Macarthur airport (ISP) in Ronkonkoma, NY:
Republic airport (FRG) in Farmingdale, NY:
Loop road with Jones Beach State Park in the background:
Lido Golf Club in Lido, NY:
Point Lookout & Town Park, Nassau Beach County Park & Lido Beach Town Park:
And last but not least as we fly back over New Jersey, a layer of clouds had formed near Sandy Hook and the Raritan Bay area at about 6,000 feet. We were already flying at 7,500 feet, so this provided a nice photo opportunity:
Well, another spectacular flight with Dad and I, this time with our motorized Dahon folding bikes in the back of the plane, providing us with a few hours of leisurely transportation around Montauk Point. Stay tuned for more "Highlights" in the near future....
