Ride to Heckscher state park, East Islip
Had plans for a longer ride but this weekend was busy with projects and errands. After yesterday’s rain and gloomy weather, it was a lot of sun today and was hard for both myself and Bret to just sit at home.
Bret suggested a visit to Heckscher state park, a place for clicking some good ride pictures as well. A short 20 mile ride, but a superb place to unwind and just to stare at the sea. Located on the south shore of Long Island, it is place for picnic and camping. Saw first time how a campground looks like, and visualized that on the upcoming long rides I would put up a tent in a place just like this.
Upon return we stopped by the campus parking lot to test each other’s bikes out. Test rode Bret’s CBR600 and it just shocked me with its power and pickup. Never had any idea of what those sportbikes are and I knew it only today. I could not go beyond third gear and could not even imagine what a hayabusa would be like. I still love my cruiser, and Bret liked it too.