I got pictures of the shuttle Enterprise landing, so Liz K and I headed back to Jamaica Bay to watch the shuttle move on a barge from Bergen Basin to the Hudson. We waited a long time for the barge to appear outside of Bergen Basin, and then literally hours for it to start heading south (I swear, chasing storms was easier than this--at least you can see the storm on the radar!). Then it finally got underway down between Broad Channel and JFK Airport. Then they opened the A train bridge to let it through. It was a remarkable display by the tug captains, against a westerly wind and a strong incoming current. We watched from the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge as it passed under. And it was a joyous mob scene all along the north side of Rockaway. And they raised the Gil Hodges Bridge to let it through, as it sailed off towards the sunset.
Space Shuttle Enterprise Travelling Through Jamaica Bay
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