Long Island Recap

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A little behind with my posting- apologies - but somehow time just got away from me.Last week I had Monday to Wednesday off and Monday morning we headed out to Long Island after a stop at Dunkin Donuts in the morning. The drive out to the North Fork was all in all ok. Of course some traffic since we left at rush hour but nothing too crazy. Got to Coffeepot Cellars just a little after they opened at 11am which was honestly perfectly timed. Coffeepot is always one of our favorites when visiting the North Fork and as always they did not disappoint this time either. Hung out with Adam, the wine maker, for a bit and also got to see Laura who stopped in and of course Anna, their new pug. So cute.

Afterwards we headed to Greenport Harbor Brewing Company for lunch. Had a great burger and from there moved on to Kontokasta which is the winery furthest out towards the end. Also the one with the prettiest views as it has a huge lawn that goes out to the ocean. Lucked out with the weather as it was nice and sunny and also not windy at all when we got there. Got some glasses of wine and just sat out near the ocean for a bit. Worse ways to spend an afternoon. :) Our last stop for the day was One Woman which is always a favorite as well. Enjoyed seeing their new tasting room and as the weather was still nice got to sit out enjoying a bottle of Gruner Veltliner and a panini and some North Fork potato chips. Eventually made our way back and checked into the Shorewood Inn. Decided to stay there this time as a lot of the other hotels were just really over priced. Can't complain, was totally fine for what we needed. From there went to Cliff's Elbow Room and finished out our day there.

Tuesday morning we slept in a bit and had breakfast at Black Sheep Bagels just down the road from the motel. So good! From there we headed to Lenz Winery and hung out there for a bit before moving on to Osprey's Dominion. Osprey is another favorite of ours, well really both of them. So was fun hanging out there too and just enjoying some quiet time. Going during the week in the shoulder season definitely has its perks. From there we made our way out to Greenport for a late-ish lunch at First & South Restaurant. Another favorite we always enjoy and definitely did not disappoint this time around either. Eventually made our way back and stopped in at Cliff's Elbow Room for another quick drink and some chowder before calling it a night.

Wednesday it was already time to go back but before that we had breakfast at Panoramica which came recommended by Adam & Laura at Coffepot. What an unique funky place. Delicious breakfast sandwich as well. From there we moved on to Bedell Cellars and eventually finished up at Paumanok before making our way back to CT. Both had great fall decorations and just generally a nice relaxed atmosphere.

Thursday and Friday of course were busy at work trying to catch up with everything. The weekend pretty quiet with nothing much going on and well here we are already with it being Tuesday night already again. Just working on getting through the week and looking forward to the weekend. No real plans but that's ok because Monday (11th) we have tickets to see David Garrett in NYC so that will be a fun day.

Mail Update: Still owe a response to Celia/MA and Nina/WA.