This skate will be a substitute of Paul's skate this year, however,
if successful, we can repeat it again...and again...
Saturday, October 4, with "Rain-out" date Sunday, October 5.
Here is the rout:
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And here are the "highlights" of the route:
- We will meet and start at Sheepshead Bay train station on the
Shore Parkway road side at 10:30 AM and leave promptly at 11:00 AM.
Please take first car of "Q" train or walk to the Voorhees Ave exit
of the platform
- (1) First regroup at the end of Emmons Ave
- (2) Rest stop at Plumb beach (we might have to skip it, as at this
time of year there might be no port-o-toilet, but there is a water
fountain) - good sight seen point for the Sheepshead Bay inlet, Kings
borough campus and Rockaways
- (3) Crossing of Flatbush Ave at traffic light - regroup
- (4) Mill Basin Draw bridge - quite a tricky crossing, especially
for new comers
- (5) Continue along Belt parkway - in this area sea Gulls are
cracking shells on the pavement of bike path...could be slippery
- (6) Canarsie Pier - water and bathroom stop
- (7-8) Continuing along Belt Parkway
- (9 - 10) Getting off Belt Park way and on to Cross Bay Blvd (no
bike lane!); there are chances for deli stops, if required
- (11) Channel Bridge - regroup before and after bridge
- (12) Cross Bay Blvd - probably the best part of route!
- (13) Water - bathroom stop - regroup at the park office
- (14) Back on Cross Bay Blvd
- (15) Cross Bay Bridge - regroup before and after the bridge
- (16 - 18) Beach Channel Drive (no bike lane), tentative deli
stops, if required; regroup at pedestrian cross-over bridge
- (19) We have to use Cross-over bridge, to get to the bike line on
Marine Pkwy bridge
- (20) Cross over Flatbush Ave at 1st traffic light, to get on the
bike path - regroup
- (21) Bike Path to the Traffic light at Exit 11 - regroup and cross
over Flatbush Ave; If required we can make bathroom/water stop
at "Aviators" and have a look at Concord that is still "parked" in
front of sport terminal
- (22 - 23) along Belt Parkway toward Emmons Ave - regroup at hotel
- (24) We can stop at Randazzo (the only original place on entire
Sheepshead Bay) for bear, raw fish and what's not or any other place
for food! There are Turkish and Russian stile places but they are
pricey... There is an El greco diner that has a good cuisine and can
accommodate large amount of people at any time. I will try to find
out if they will allow people on skates...

We should be back on Sheepshead Bay in +/-4 hours.

Thank you,

Mike G