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Mini golf in Bethpage, walking the Jones Beach boardwalk August 6, 2021

Posted by Mike C. in Aviation, Golf, Personal, Photography, Travel.
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My friend Kelly visited from Connecticut last weekend. Among our Saturday exploits were a round of mini golf at Bethpage Mini Golf, located within Batter Up, and a walk along the Jones Beach boardwalk.

First, the mini golf photos:mc73121001-smallermc73121002-smallermc73121003-smallermc73121004-smallermc73121008-smallermc73121006-smaller

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Kelly kept score:bethpageminigolf-73121-1
Upon scanning the card when we got home, I noticed that there was a five-stroke limit, rendering the score incorrect.

Here is the corrected scorecard:bethpageminigolf-73121-correction-1

After about an hour at home, Kelly and I headed down to Jones Beach to walk the boardwalk.

We drove south on the Wantagh Parkway:
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I periodically photographed planes that had taken off from Republic Airport… or were approaching John F. Kennedy International Airport. This one just left Republic:MC73121044MC73121045-smallerMC73121046-smallerMC73121047-smallerMC73121048-smallerMC73121049-smallerMC73121050-smallerMC73121051-smallerMC73121052-1-smallerMC73121053-1-smallerMC73121054-smaller
We briefly drove west on Ocean Parkway before turning into Field 4:
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We parked in the H section:MC73121059-smaller
This is one of many planes approaching JFK:MC73121060

Thanks to FlightStats, I was able to identify each plane. Above was JetBlue Flight 4 from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (San Juan).

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9/11 memorial:MC73121065-smallerMC73121067-smaller
This was the best view of the water tower:MC73121068-smallerMC73121069-smallerMC73121070-smaller
AgustaWestland AW109, owned by Area 109 in Brooklyn:MC73121071MC73121072-smallerMC73121073-smallerMC73121074-smaller
Kelly and I posted for photos along the south end of the boardwalk. Here’s mine:MC73121076-smaller
Lufthansa Flight 10 from Franz Josef Strauss Airport (Munich):MC73121077MC73121078-smallerMC73121079-smallerMC73121080-smallerMC73121081-smallerMC73121082-smaller
This GA (general aviation) aircraft was arriving at Republic: MC73121083MC73121084-smaller
Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater:MC73121085-smallerMC73121086-smallerMC73121088-smallerMC73121089-smaller

We turned back for Field 4 just shy of the East Bathhouse.

EgyptAir Flight 985 from Cairo International Airport:MC73121091MC73121092-smallerMC73121094-smallerMC73121095-smallerMC73121096-smallerMC73121097-1-smallerMC73121098-smallerMC73121099-smallerMC73121100-smallerMC73121101-smaller
I didn’t notice a rainbow in the sprinkler stream until editing on Monday:MC73121103-smaller
Aer Lingus Flight 305 from Dublin Airport:MC73121104
A close view of Jones Beach Theater off Bay Parkway:MC73121106-smaller
Back on Wantagh Parkway:MC73121107-smallerMC73121108-smallerMC73121109-1-smallerMC73121110-1-smallerMC73121112-smallerMC73121114-smallerMC73121115-smallerMC73121116-smallerMC73121117-1-smallerMC73121118-smaller

From here, Kelly and I traveled west on Merrick Road for dinner at La Piazza in Merrick.

It was a fun afternoon, and weekend, for both of us.

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