GPS really helps !
The short scenic 60mile ride today along the back roads were not possible as effortlessly as we did it, without the gps. One can carry maps, but not of arbitrary levels of detail that is so much of a necessity if one needs to explore a place. Two small yet beautiful harbors could be found just looking at my position close to the blue regions on the gps. simply wonderful to travel this way. Not only navigation, when we (Me and Deepak) felt hungry, the gps showed the chinese take out few hundred feet away ! I am now hooked to gps navigation now.
We mainly took 25a west from stony brook and went as far as Huntington, with a number of detours, including the mill dam, covering the boat-laced Northport harbor.
Images (photographs rather than snaps): Northport harbour (long Island) ride - 7 May 05