More From the 1970's

I played a lot with a Kodak Pocket Instamatic110 camera for awhile, but it just didn't do it for me. I shot quite a few cassettes of film. Most of the pictures are not really worth posting and have little value except sentimentally. I posted a few more here simply because they were interesting and well, I can!

The following 4 shots are from a day trip I took with an old girlfriend, to New London, Conn. Actually, It was a pretty cool little trip. We took the ferryboat from Orient Point, the eastern most point on the north fork of Long Island, across Long Island Sound. We cruised around a bit, and had some fun. We got to climb around a vintage WWII submarine, see a sub-base and factory.

The last 3 are from Fire Island, NY.

Coffee Pot Style Lighthouse, of Orient Point, Long Island NY 1977

Old WWII Submarine, New London, Conn. 1977


General Dynamics Submarine Factory, New London, Conn. 1977

Harbor, New London, Conn. 1977

Summer days at Fire Island, NY. 1977 We stayed a while at the hotel that my sister and brother-in-law ran at the little beach town of Kismet, on Fire Island. Great time.


Yours Truly, Fire Island, NY 1977 - Note the lack of Body Fat, I sure do!

Fire Island Lighthouse, Fire Is., NY 1977 Before Renovations

Kismet Boat Basin, Fire Island, NY 1977

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