I went to visit my Grandfather today on City Island. Last time I went to visit him,it was sunny out and it took 1 hr and 40 minutes to get there. It should normally be 35-40 minutes. Today I left in the rain. I was all set to be slammed in traffic again, especially being that it was raining. It was smooth sailing the whole way there! I got there at exactly 11, the time I said that I would. I think it's been 20 years since I didn't hit traffic on the way there.
Pops was asleep. I didn't want to wake him. He wouldn't know who I was anyway. David said that he wakes up for about 10 minutes and goes back to sleep and doesn't know who anyone is.
David and I chatted and then I left 20 minutes later.
I decided that being that last time I was on City Island, I went down Cousin Jeannie's block and took pics of the boats and water, that this time I would do the same with Cousin Dottie's block. There are all at the end of her block, about 4 or 5 houses away from her house.
Looking towards the Throgs Neck Bridge.

I had to take a picture on my way home on the bridge. There was NO TRAFFIC again and there was construction too!!! UNBELIEVABLE!! Notice the blue sky. City Island, NYC etc was all blue shy. As soon as I got to Long Island, I was back in the rain. It rained until I got back in my door!

Today Scott and I went to visit my Grandfather in City Island. His mind has really gotten a lot worse since our last visit. He thought there was a party going on upstairs. he doesn't have an upstairs. Then he was wondering how 'they' were going to pay for the party. He really brightened up when Scott asked him if the ladies are still chasing him. He put a big smile on his face and said I certainly hope so! After our visit, I took Scott down Fordham St, just a few blocks away, where one of my cousins lives. She's about 5 houses in from the water. We walked down to the water and I was telling Scott about all the happy memories as a kid playing and swimming at that beach. I loved looking toward the Throgs Neck Bridge and seeing all the cars on it while I was having a fun time on the beach.
That story got Scott and I talking about houses. He saw a very creepy house last night in Plainedge that he wanted to see in daylight. I told him that there's one in Bellmore that I wanted to check out. You can see that one being built as you go over one of the bridges to Jones Beach. So we decided to check them both out!
First we went to the Bellmore house. It was a little confusing to find it without street names but we finally did. It's in a court. The backyard faces the inlets. This house was HUGE!!! All of the houses surrounding it were gaudy and ugly. This one, even though it's massive, was very pretty and well done. It looks better in real life.
Next we went to find Scott's house. He remembered that it was off of Hicksville Rd, north of Jerusalem Rd but wasn't sure where to turn. He thought one street's name sounded familiar so we turned down it. He didn't recognize any of the names but said to keep going. Then he saw something that he recognized and we found the house. It's on Daniel and Margaret Streets. It's actually on one of those and about 3 houses in from where they intersect.
It was really weird to see this house in a neighborhood of capes and ranches. there was a sign on the door that it's an Historical House. I couldn't find anything on it on the web though. The windows were all covered and the back yard was like a forest. It really was weird looking. Scott said it was really scary looking at night.
That was the end of our car trip and we really enjoyed ourselves!