By The Bluff

Off to East Marion the northern tip of Long Island's North Shore. We finally pulled into the driveway of our B&B, By The Bluff. Patricia greeted us with a hug at the front door. She showed us around their lovely home and introduced us to their 2 big saint bernards that weigh about 170 pounds, really!



As we walked upstairs, Patricia told us we picked a lovely room. She was right. The Leitrim Room was gorgeous with dark wood floors, white wrought-iron bed and classy white decor. I loved it. Then she showed us the lovely sitting room and bathroom off the side. I'm sitting at the old-fashiioned dressing table as I type. Patricia has thought of everything as she has a huge walk-in closet with lots of extras (iron, hair dryer, shoe rack, extra blankets and towels). There's even a cute towel wrap around to wear after your shower.

Before dinner, we walked to the beach which is about 2 minutes down the road. It is gorgeous. The beaches were covered with smooth rocks and pebbles. We learned from our waiter that the beaches on Long Island Sound (north side of north shore) are covered with pebbles and the Peconic Bay (south side of north shore) beaches have sand.