Museum Hopper

i went to governor's island for the 2nd time last weekend for a bike ride. it was a beautiful day although slightly on the humid side! i brought my bike and headed down to the free governor's island ferry (near the staten island ferry). the ferry left on time. it's a quick 8 minute ride over to the island. we disembarked and i was off! the bike ride was very nice. the path around the island was smooth and wide. the island has some spectacular views. it is the closest land mass to the statue of liberty. it also has fantastic views of lower manhattan and jersey city. on the ride, you pass by a pretty cool picnic area complete with picnic tables and hammocks! the island does not have any water fountains, which was disappointing to me. either bring your own water or you can buy bottled on the island. times visited: 2 time on the island: 1 hour overall: B

i went to governor's island last weekend because the island was advertising free bike rental. so, i headed over to check it out, since the weather was pretty close to perfect. the island (during september at least) is open friday through sunday. the ferry , which is free, runs more often on the weekend. on my weekend, the ferry ran every 1/2 hour. i got over to the island and went over to rent a bike. the line was over 300 people long...so, that was the end bike riding possibility. i would have even paid for the bike rental. i was a little frustrated that they advertised it and they did not have enough to follow through on it. so, since i was there, i decided i should walk a lap around the island. as i walked, it reminded me a lot of mackinaw island. it was trying hard to do it, but wasn't quite there yet. they had a lot of construction going on and most of the historic buildings had yellow construction tape across the front. another point to note is that the ...