Whenever I ride to the Rockaways and Point Lookout, as I did the other day, I notice new signs of recovery and rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy.
At the foot of the bridge from Broad Channel (on the Queens "mainland"), there used to be bayside restaurant and club on the Rockaway Beach side. It was totaled during the storm; the McDonald's next door was flushed out during the surge and looted of whatever was left afterward. The other day, I noticed that some sort of waterside cafe or restaurant had opened. Attached to it is a dock where one can rent Jet Skis. I wasn't surprised to see a couple skittering across the choppy bay waves; after all, the day was nearly perfect.
I've never ridden a jet ski, and it's been a while since I've been in any kind of boat that runs on human power. However, I couldn't help but to wonder whether such aquatic vehicles could be combined with bicycles. When I was a kid, it seemed that every amusement park had some sort of artificial pond with little pedal boats shaped like ducks or some other creature. Why not make something like that for grown-ups?, I wondered.
Might the result look like this?
Or this?
At the foot of the bridge from Broad Channel (on the Queens "mainland"), there used to be bayside restaurant and club on the Rockaway Beach side. It was totaled during the storm; the McDonald's next door was flushed out during the surge and looted of whatever was left afterward. The other day, I noticed that some sort of waterside cafe or restaurant had opened. Attached to it is a dock where one can rent Jet Skis. I wasn't surprised to see a couple skittering across the choppy bay waves; after all, the day was nearly perfect.
I've never ridden a jet ski, and it's been a while since I've been in any kind of boat that runs on human power. However, I couldn't help but to wonder whether such aquatic vehicles could be combined with bicycles. When I was a kid, it seemed that every amusement park had some sort of artificial pond with little pedal boats shaped like ducks or some other creature. Why not make something like that for grown-ups?, I wondered.
Might the result look like this?
Or this?
