Fire Island Point to Point (West to East)
Started at Demo’s (Fire Island Inlet) around 7:45 AM in some heavy fog. Pretty cool atmosphere. Fog held for a decent portion of the day, lifting here and there to let some sun and blue skies through. Super pleasant miles through all the communities. Took the scenic route through the Sunken Forest at Sailors Haven. Stopped briefly at Watch Hill to top off fluids at the water tap and cool off in the shower by the bathrooms. Otis Pike Wilderness area from the east end of Watch Hill to Ho-Hum was super desolate and a bit of a slog, had my friends KJ and Matt meet me for a can of coke and another water top off closer to the Ho-Hum side. Great to see some familiar faces in the water and on the beach at Ho-Hum. The soft sand from Old Inlet through Smith’s Point was not very fun at high tide. Bonked a little bit here, but felt a little boost around Great Gun with the inlet in sight (not literally - the fog rolled back obscuring any view of the jetty at Moriches Inlet, but had a sense of where I was from my watch). Was picked up by boat on the bay side near the inlet.
I ended up achieving my goal of a sub-7 hour finish. Big ups to KJ and Matt for helping shuttle and resupply, and to Andy and Sarah Drake for putting this route up here. It’s been a goal for quite a while! Great day out in a truly amazing place.