We often drive to NYC for flights. Last time, we stayed at the Marriott Fairfield on a park/fly plan. The parking lot is in the back of the hotel. It took 20 minutes for the shuttle driver to get to our terminal (there was no traffic). The bed was a bit uncomfortable, but the room was clean, large. ...

Thanks for the sailing report. We'll probably be sailing for less than a week in the BVI first week of December. I always forward your reports to our co-captains

ski2play, What a beautiful dog and Old Forge is beautiful (we went kayaking there in September). 8 degrees (in the positive territory at least) in manlius, NY, but it's -5 with the windchill. At least it's sunny!

Thank you for your trip report and photos. I read minde's posts (also live upstate NY) so it's nice to put a face to the name.

I emailed my comments today

I can't help you with a ride. But I did the full moon hike in December-it was awesome. Bring flashlights. Most of the time you can just see by the moonlight but we needed the extra light on parts of the hike.

When we rent from Amalie car (on STT), we park in the free lot across from the tennis courts.

We flew on the nonstop from JFK on Delta last September. It wasn't a full flight (about 80-85% occupancy) so I don't think you need to worry about them cancelling the flight. We are flying again on Delta in June ($320!). I don't like JFK but you can't beat the prices. By the way, the water temps in ...

Just booked the flight delta from jfk for $310 for June. Thanks

I understand how billvt felt about Trunk. I used to begrudgingly bring newbies there while complaining about the crowds. We were just on island in September and we went 3 times. What a beautiful beach (without the crowds). I could have gone there every day

Beautiful pictures-what a nice way to start my day

Great sailing trip report. Thank you for sharing.

Beautiful pictures and report. After reading your posts for a while, It was nice to see Liam!

Thank you for the update. I wish him a speedy recovery.

If you want to watch the sunset from your deck, then I vote for Oasis because you can easily take it home (the food is great and the prices wonderful). It's not really a sit down restaurant-perfect for take out