After a fantastic apartment-crawl going away party at our house in Brooklyn (some pics here; thanks Shayla!), Kody and I got up early to make the most of a beautiful Brooklyn day. We hopped on our bikes and took the greenway path down to Coney Island. I’m a little sad that so many of the storefronts are closed (yet to be redeveloped by real estate company Thor Equities), but Coney Island still has its good old-fashioned seediness. Who has ever played shoot-the-freak? It was the day of the Puerto Rican Day parade, and people were celebrating with dancing on the boardwalk, and boomboxes on the beach. We also took in some of the other sites: old Russian guys who spend all their days tanning (and have that beautiful leather glow), a goth trio that seemed out of place at the beach (especially “Goth Igor”), people hiding their beer bottles in plastic bags as they drank under the sun, and families playing at the edge of the water. Kody went down and put his head in while I napped. It was only when we took a stroll down the beach that we discovered that the beach was closed because of a sewage spill. Ewwwwwwww. Why aren’t the lazy lifeguards keeping people away from the water?

We took the water route to head home, riding under the Verrezano Bridge and along the edge the Brooklyn waterfront. It was my first time and I was kicking myself that I’ll have to wait another whole year to enjoy the path again! Once we made it home, K and I attempted to make sushi rolls. I think they didn’t come out too bad for my first time, although they’re not supposed to be three inches across, right?

My last weekend in Brooklyn was perfect. Thank you Kody and friends!