{"id":1488,"date":"2014-08-08T12:58:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T12:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/2014\/08\/08\/yeeeee-gads-its-already-august-8th-few\/"},"modified":"2017-02-22T03:18:48","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T03:18:48","slug":"yeeeee-gads-its-already-august-8th-few","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/yeeeee-gads-its-already-august-8th-few\/","title":{"rendered":"YEEEEE GADS! It’s Already August 8th! A FEW THINGS YOU NEED TO DO BEFORE LABOR DAY!"},"content":{"rendered":"

In case you were sleeping, it’s now August and it’s full throttle here on the East End. \u00a0 But unlike Summer when I was 12 years old and it lasted forever, the season seems to fly faster and faster. \u00a0 \u00a0 But before you get to entrenched with sitting on Route 27 for hours on end or waiting an extra 40 minutes at virtually any restaurant for your table, please make sure to remember why you’re out here in the first place. \u00a0You’re here to enjoy the beach, the water, the sun and snarking at the overdressed families at Scoop Du Jour on Tuesday nights! \u00a0 So here are some of my favorite things to do while the sun is still high. \u00a0If you do, you might actually thinking spending all of the money to be in the Hamptons was worth it!<\/p>\n

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A Beach Dinner<\/b> – While you could use one of the numerous “Claws” or “Clam” companies to caterer your affair… and yes its one heck of a presentation… I prefer to hit Citerella and get some dishes and salads to go. \u00a0 \u00a0A big blanket and some nice chilled….errr…errr… “seltzer water” because wine on the beach is not allowed make for a really fantastic evening. \u00a0You’ll may also want to wait till after 6 p.m. so that way you can start a nice little beach bonfire and there are some rules for that too (click here)<\/a>\u00a0for East Hampton and (here) <\/a>for Southampton.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0But there is nothing more relaxing and memorable then the sound of the surf, the sand and an amazing light show above! \u00a0My personal favorite is Wiborg Beach! \u00a0 The parking lot is small so there aren’t as many other picnickers.<\/p>\n

Biking Shelter Island <\/b>– A few weeks ago I was talking to some local police officers about living in the Hamptons. \u00a0One thing they said they would never do during the season is go bicycling! \u00a0Yes, the local walk in clinics are making a fortune from cyclists getting clipped by texting busy summer drivers. \u00a0 \u00a0Perhaps that’s the reason why I prefer heading to Shelter Island for biking. \u00a0 \u00a0 In fact, Sag Harbor Cycle Company runs a group ride every Sunday at 7:30 am. \u00a0It’s a perfect time to go before the roads get flooded with cars and the gang that runs these things know the safer routes and the roads less traveled. \u00a0 If you want more information, visit their website<\/a> and NO TEXTING AND BIKING!<\/p>\n

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Go Paddeling <\/b>– It’s about the water people, not about seeing the people that live down the hall from you in the city at spin class! \u00a0Its a great work out and think about it, unless you love getting a gamma globulin shot do you really want to fall into the east river? \u00a0 There are some great companies out here that will rent you kayaks or paddle boards and even give you a lesson. \u00a0 \u00a0 The calm waters of Shinnecock Bay or Georgica Pond are two local favorites. \u00a0 \u00a0 If you want more details on who and where, try\u00a0Main Beach Surf Shop<\/a>\u00a0in Wainscott or\u00a0Adventure PaddleBoards<\/a>\u00a0in Southampton.<\/p>\n

Take the Dogs to the Beach<\/b> – \u00a0Did I mention that my dogs Bella and Russell love the beach?! \u00a0Hmmmmmm…. I’m not sure. \u00a0Do your homework and find what times your furry friends are allowed to run the surf! \u00a0Also remember to clean up and bring some treats in case they go chasing some delicious piping plover!<\/p>\n

Now get off the damn computer and go outside!!!!<\/p>\n

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In case you were sleeping, it’s now August and it’s full throttle here on the East End. \u00a0 But unlike Summer when I was 12 years old and it lasted forever, the season seems to fly faster and faster. \u00a0 \u00a0 But before you get to entrenched with sitting on Route 27 for hours on … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","generate_page_header":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[1742,1532,1457,1533,1347,1358,1743,1744,1745,1350,1746,1698,1354,1747],"class_list":["post-1488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-adventure-paddle-boards","tag-beach","tag-blog","tag-bonfires","tag-east-hampton","tag-hamptons","tag-main-beach-surf-shop","tag-paddle-boarding","tag-picnic","tag-real-estate","tag-sag-harbor-cycling","tag-shelter-island","tag-southampton","tag-surfing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8pfeo-o0","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/beach-picnic-2.jpg?fit=620%2C867&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1488"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3243,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1488\/revisions\/3243"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamptonschatter.net\/chatter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}