Labor Day Weekend

Had thoughts of taking Friday off, but waited too long and something came up.

This was the sky from the parking lot at work Friday morning.

That was the best part of the day, other than when I left.

Saturday we took our bikes into Manhattan via the ferry and rode up to 70th street on the Westside Greenway, a separated bike/Rollerblade path. It is located between the Westside Highway and the pedestrian paths that run along the water. See Map here and here is a pdfMap. It was a bit tricky finding the start of the greenway from the ferry, but we followed a biker who seemed to know where they were going. The path got congested around the 40s, but there were 2 cruise ships docked. Otherwise it was a great ride, no cars to deal with just a few surly pedestrians. Saw many interesting buildings which I did not get photos of. Just this giant record turntable.

Here is that Lady in the harbor welcoming immigrants, for now anyway. 

 Statue of Liberty National Monument

The poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus which is displayed in the Pedestal will have to change if Trump is elected. I do not believe he cares about anyone other than himself.

Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

Our Harbor Escort. We had the Coastguard follow the ferry both ways, we guess because of the holiday.

 A paddle wheeler, never saw this boat in the harbor before.

Sunday turned out to be a terrific day,  much different from what was predicted.

Beers in the Fridge:
 Kept looking for more Shandys over the summer, but only picked up the Curious Traveler Lemon Shandy shown below. It was very good, almost too much lemon taste, but refreshing. They had a Grapefruit Shandy and a Grapefruit IPA and I am sure I would not like either. The Lemon Shandy beats out the Sam Adams Porch Rocker, which tasted artificial. The Sam Adams Pilsner was very refreshing as well, but I doubt I would find it again, they have quite the collection of beers that they brew.

Curious Traveler Lemon Shandy. 4.4% ABV 7 IBUs
Samuel Adams Downtime Pilsner. 5.0% ABV 30 IBUs