Last weekend I visited a couple of friends in Riverhead, Long Island. I've taken the ferry from New London to Orient Point many times, since it beats the drive via New York City. This past time, the ride home was an unexpected adventure. It was a sunny but very windy Sunday afternoon. The whitecaps in the race between Orient Point and Plum Island were very impressive. Coming back on the New London - one of the smaller car ferries, shown here - made the waves and the resulting bumpy ride even more unsettling. I didn't see anyone get sick, and the chances of being ditched on Gilligan's Island were remote (thanks to the courage of the fearless crew). Even so, every conversation I overheard was about the rocky ride. Thankfully, the rolling waves died down a bit during the second half of the trip. I suppose it still beats the long drive around, the visit was great and any thoughts of a career as a fisherman in the seas off Alaska have been permanently put aside.
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