…………………Jac and I have always been…….BEACH PEOPLE!…..We loved the SUN….the SAND…..and the OCEAN…….We never were ones for the country or lakes…….We would never think to go and spend our vacations at the mountains or ski resorts where there was lots of snow!….No…Her sister and BIL have a house in Aspen, and invited us many times to go skiing, but we always declined preferring to go to one of the islands. For our vacations we always headed south to the CARIBBEAN…….We loved the white sandy beaches, and the beautiful clear aqua water……plus the food was fabulous!……So Fire Island was the perfect place for us to spend our summers……Most weekends we flew out on a sea plane that picked us up at the 34th Street boat basic, and flew us straight out to the Great South Bay where we would dock at our community. It was approx. a 35 minute to 40 minute ride depending on winds. It certainly was a lot better than the two and a half to three hour drive to the ferry!…….On the days when the weather was too bad for the planes to fly either I drove or I had a limo take us out. We usually shared a 4 seater limo with friends, and spent the time playing fierce card games!………The minute we were on the Island all of the tensions of work melted away…….We spent lazy days by the pool looking at the ocean or on the beach playing paddle ball or lying in the sun….Jac was always careful in the sun and wore lots of sun block, but she did get a beautiful tan……She always wore a hat, and was a genius with make up so her face always matched her tan…….As for me with my Italian blood, I only used sun block when Jac put it on me!….LOL……………Those were the days!