A few years ago, I discovered the nude beach on Fire Island (since shut down in the wake of Hurricane Sandy).
With an endless panorama of mist-capped volcanoes, ancient lava fields and black-sand beaches, the Land of Fire and Ice serves up some spectacular roadside views, and what better road trip destination than a country that only has one road?
Located in the embedded beauty of pristine sand beaches, with Fire's fine cuisine straight from his organically grown and all-natural garden, ranks high as an authentic Jamaican experience.
To ply his craft, he combs the beaches from Fire Island to Montauk, collecting slivers of shells.
The two assault companies faced a 100 yards sprint across open beach in the face of fire from Saint-Aubin.
Friends were heading out to their weekend homes in the woods of Dutchess County and in the mountains of Pennsylvania; on the shores of the Hudson River in Cold Spring and along the beaches of the Pines on Fire Island.
"I couldn't afford a room the first night, so I curled up on the beach where they filmed 'Chariots of Fire.' I put my water proofs on and had a good sleep.
The textile artist made a triptych of weavings from torn-up Mylar balloons found on the beach in Fire Island, N.Y., some of which she solicited from neighbors by way of signs posted around town.
Reflected on the glass, we were silhouettes, transparent images - mine full of fire from the beach, and hers full of stars.
Smith Point County Park, which has a wide ocean beach, is on the eastern end of Fire Island but is accessible by car.
"My grandfather went on the beaches of Normandy under the protective fire of American battleships," he told me last fall.
