And Back Home Again for a While

Let me sum it all up by saying that this has definitely been a summer to remember. On Monday we came back to Clyde and found everything in order. A special thanks goes out to Ms. Andrea Steele for keeping the house in order for us.

We forewent the Forrogasto Festival on Sunday. My friend Karen called and said that her sister had invited her and Gary to dinner in Rockland County.

So, we had taken a ride out to City Island instead. There was an arts and crafts festival going on with plenty of arts, crafts and my favorite......food!!

But after eating like pigs and feeling stuffed we stumbled upon a clambake. It was being held at the Leonard Hawkins American Legion Post 3253 in City Island. After a bit of persuading (Dropping a white lie or two) we were in. For $15.00 per person we ate, and drank....all we wanted. The reason it was so inexpensive was that the party was scheduled for 1-7 PM for $50.00 a ticket. But we did not get there until 4:00PM. so they discounted the entry fee. Raw clams, steamed clams, mussels cooked 4 different ways, hamburgers, hot dogs, liver w/bacon, corn on the cob and numerous salads were on the menu, and they served you as fast as you could eat it. Of course there was an OPEN bar also, but being that Dottie and I don't really drink we had homemade fresh brewed iced tea. They had a live band and they were fantastic.
Anyway, I want to thank all of their members for making us feel right at home!!

After the clambake, we continued walking down City island Ave, but it was dark by 7:30PM, so we found our car, and headed back to the marina in Tarrytown....with overly full bellies of clams and mussels.