Separated and Distracted
NEW YORK BY BOROUGH, CHAPTER 2: IN WHICH WE GET OFF THE ISLAND
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Stop that train! |
It was sort of like a scene from the movies. Ken was there in the station watching the train zoom away, and Dianne was on the train watching him fade into the distance-- well, more like zip, actually.
Dianne covered the mile back to Rector Street on foot and we were reunited shortly but we were unable to get to the letterbox in Battery Park. The park is undergoing some renovation, and the tree where the box is hidden is in an area that is currently off limits to pedestrians. On this mild Sunday morning, the park was much too busy to allow any stealthy slipping into the area undetected, so we had to save this one for another trip.
Dianne covered the mile back to Rector Street on foot and we were reunited shortly but we were unable to get to the letterbox in Battery Park. The park is undergoing some renovation, and the tree where the box is hidden is in an area that is currently off limits to pedestrians. On this mild Sunday morning, the park was much too busy to allow any stealthy slipping into the area undetected, so we had to save this one for another trip.
But it was time to get to Brooklyn anyway. Sitting on the western end of Long Island, Brooklyn is New York's most populous borough. Brooklyn has a long beachfront, including the famous Coney Island amusement park, which dates back to the 1870s. Brooklyn is known for its cultural and social diversity.
The R train took us to Brooklyn's Prospect Park, where our next letterboxes were awaiting us. We stuck very close together when exiting the train. Today's warm temperatures are quite a contrast to New York's recent weather as the frozen lake at Prospect Park attested. There were several signs like this around the lake, each with an ice rescue ladder.
The R train took us to Brooklyn's Prospect Park, where our next letterboxes were awaiting us. We stuck very close together when exiting the train. Today's warm temperatures are quite a contrast to New York's recent weather as the frozen lake at Prospect Park attested. There were several signs like this around the lake, each with an ice rescue ladder.
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Prospect Park, Brooklyn |
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Found the box! |
We found a total of three boxes in Prospect Park before heading down to Coney Island, where we discovered that the letterbox at the New York Aquarium was missing. An hour subway ride took us back to Manhattan and our apartment.

Total walking distance for the day: 7.5 miles
SUNDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2009