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New York Day 2: To Port Jefferson

8 May 2022 • 200 km / 125 mi (map)

I had all day today to explore. I decided to head up the Connecticut coast for a while and then take a ferry from Bridgeport to the north shore of Long Island.

A wide panorama of a broad sandy beach under an overcast, cloud-filled sky, with gentle waves rolling toward the shore. Coastal houses and a rocky point sit on the left, while trees and more houses line the shore on the right along a low horizon.
Oyster River Beach, West Haven, Connecticut
Ferry from Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Port Jefferson, New York
The weathered white side deck of a ferry looking out over choppy gray-blue water toward a low wooded shoreline under an overcast sky. A yellow-painted bollard with coiled rope, red-framed equipment racks, an orange life ring, and a rust-streaked railing line the deck.
Ferry from Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Port Jefferson, New York
Ferry from Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Port Jefferson, New York
Ferry from Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Port Jefferson, New York
A view across gray harbor water toward the waterfront town of Port Jefferson, New York, with a large American flag flying above the ferry docks, clustered white and gray buildings, and tree-covered hills rising behind under an overcast sky.
Ferry from Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Port Jefferson, New York
View across a harbor toward the waterfront of Port Jefferson, New York, under an overcast gray sky, with large white buildings and boats lined along wooden docks backed by wooded hills. A cluster of weathered wooden pilings rises from the churning, foamy green water in the foreground, and an American flag flies above the shoreline.
Ferry from Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Port Jefferson, New York

I found a hotel on the waterfront in Port Jefferson, right near the ferry terminal, and spent the night there.

Danford’s Hotel and Marina, Port Jefferson, New York
A large white car ferry departing harbor at sunset, silhouetted against a vivid orange and yellow sky over a distant tree-lined shore, with a marina full of moored motorboats and a sailboat mast in the foreground.
Danford’s Hotel and Marina, Port Jefferson, New York
New York City to Port Jefferson, New York · 200 km / 125 mi
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