Month - May
Destination - Montauk, NY
Travel Mode - Road
Destination - Montauk, NY
Travel Mode - Road
Duration - 3 hrs
We have to say, we are getting better at this travel thing. Everything about it - packing, planning, pre planning, Nio is getting better too. This was going to be Nio's first beach sighting and experience and we were all very excited about that. It was going to be four days of amazing vacation. The best so far.
Later that evening, we went to a seafood restaurant, Jes was craving Lobsters (a rare occasion) and guess what--we had lobsters. On our way to the restaurant, we also noticed few vendor tents and got curious about its whereabouts. We learnt later that it was an art market, which we decided we would check out the next day. After dinner, we went straight to the hotel and conked right out. Later that night, Nio woke us up at 1 am, maybe 2 am because of his teething pain. Poor guy :( We had to scramble to get his Tylenol and help him calm down. Nio was finally able to sleep late in the morning.
As always, though, Nio woke up the next morning with a smile as bright as the sun. We thought of a lot of ways to complicate our Sunday but then decided not to mess with perfection so we headed to the same beach as Saturday, pitched our shade tent and got to relaxing. Sunscreen, food, prosecco, more food. When we had more than two beach neighbors, Madhu joked that it was getting crowded. Next, we headed back to the room for a late afternoon nap. Like I said, perfection.
After a refreshing break inside we decided to check out the art show. Lots of beautiful pieces, some really odd pieces, most in a beach theme. We made an attempt at going to the brewery but it was beyond packed and we knew Nio would not approve so we headed to a nearby restaurant and drank beer there.
The next day we really took it easy and only went as far as the hotel pool for our water feature. Nio's first pool experience was a hit. Luckily they had a kiddie pool, which was nice and warm and Nio could stand in (with help, of course). He loved being in the water and very studiously watched all the older kids run around and splash in the big pool. We could tell he was taking a lot of mental notes.
Later we took a drive to Hampton Chutney, a local dosa place. The thing is, we'd been low carb for a while so a carby tube filled with carby potatoes was not what the doctor ordered. We also found out that this place, serving only Indian food, was founded and owned by two white people who had lived in India for some amount of time in their youth and decided that qualified them to make dosa for a living. When we got home and the carb dinner was not sitting well with Madhu, she yelled a lot of hysterical and highly accurate things about colonizers and cultural appropriation.
Our trip back was much more smoother than the trip in. Nio slept for most of the trip and we hit moderate traffic. This left us with time to reflect about our trip and life in general.
Showing Nio the ocean was incredibly special. Jes has always felt a strong connection to the water and has deeply happy memories of endless beach days with her family so sharing this with our son was momentous. Madhu just likes to lay around the beach the whole day so this was special for her too ;)
Onwards to our next adventure!!!
We have to say, we are getting better at this travel thing. Everything about it - packing, planning, pre planning, Nio is getting better too. This was going to be Nio's first beach sighting and experience and we were all very excited about that. It was going to be four days of amazing vacation. The best so far.
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| Beach day |
It was Memorial Day weekend and we drove to Montauk on the Friday 24th May, and although we wanted to get on the road by 10:30 am, we were only able to leave by 11:45 am, which did put us right in the middle of traffic. Our travel time extended from 3 hours to 4 hours. Maybe more, we stopped counting because it was too painful. But when you're traveling the entire length of Long Island, some traffic is too be expected. Nio was holding up really well but of course the extension was testing his patience. The last hour was... incredibly trying.
When we finally reached the hotel, we just dropped everything and chilled out. We stayed at Breakers Montauk, the room was a really nice studio with decor that reminded us a lot that we were not surfers. That evening, we made our dinner in the room. Jes had made a run to the store to pick up some ingredients, which being in Montauk cost a fortune. We are still treasuring using that mayo and mustard.
Next day we were off to the beach, which was right across the street. A pointer: before our trip we got a beach tent from Amazon and it worked out really well. There was enough protection against the sun and wind and room for three of us to just hang out. So if you are considering something for your LO for the beach, you should check out a beach tent. We gathered our picnic - sunscreen, food, prosecco, more food and just hung out at the beach, it was just perfection. Nio played with the sand (and didn't try to eat it, amazingly). We went to the beach nice and early and were able to enjoy most of the day there with some time left later to chill and nap in the room.
Later that evening, we went to a seafood restaurant, Jes was craving Lobsters (a rare occasion) and guess what--we had lobsters. On our way to the restaurant, we also noticed few vendor tents and got curious about its whereabouts. We learnt later that it was an art market, which we decided we would check out the next day. After dinner, we went straight to the hotel and conked right out. Later that night, Nio woke us up at 1 am, maybe 2 am because of his teething pain. Poor guy :( We had to scramble to get his Tylenol and help him calm down. Nio was finally able to sleep late in the morning.
As always, though, Nio woke up the next morning with a smile as bright as the sun. We thought of a lot of ways to complicate our Sunday but then decided not to mess with perfection so we headed to the same beach as Saturday, pitched our shade tent and got to relaxing. Sunscreen, food, prosecco, more food. When we had more than two beach neighbors, Madhu joked that it was getting crowded. Next, we headed back to the room for a late afternoon nap. Like I said, perfection.
After a refreshing break inside we decided to check out the art show. Lots of beautiful pieces, some really odd pieces, most in a beach theme. We made an attempt at going to the brewery but it was beyond packed and we knew Nio would not approve so we headed to a nearby restaurant and drank beer there.
The next day we really took it easy and only went as far as the hotel pool for our water feature. Nio's first pool experience was a hit. Luckily they had a kiddie pool, which was nice and warm and Nio could stand in (with help, of course). He loved being in the water and very studiously watched all the older kids run around and splash in the big pool. We could tell he was taking a lot of mental notes.
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| Pool Day |
Later we took a drive to Hampton Chutney, a local dosa place. The thing is, we'd been low carb for a while so a carby tube filled with carby potatoes was not what the doctor ordered. We also found out that this place, serving only Indian food, was founded and owned by two white people who had lived in India for some amount of time in their youth and decided that qualified them to make dosa for a living. When we got home and the carb dinner was not sitting well with Madhu, she yelled a lot of hysterical and highly accurate things about colonizers and cultural appropriation.
Our trip back was much more smoother than the trip in. Nio slept for most of the trip and we hit moderate traffic. This left us with time to reflect about our trip and life in general.
Showing Nio the ocean was incredibly special. Jes has always felt a strong connection to the water and has deeply happy memories of endless beach days with her family so sharing this with our son was momentous. Madhu just likes to lay around the beach the whole day so this was special for her too ;)
Onwards to our next adventure!!!
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