Easter

We spent a lovely weekend with our friends the Remke's at their house on the North Fork (of Long Island). It's really beautiful out there with tiny old towns, rocky beaches, zillions of birds, protected land and lots of agriculture. They seem to be very careful that it doesn't turn into the obnoxious scene that the Hamptons have become. When you buy/sell property there is a 1% tax that goes to a land trust. They've been buying up land to preserve. There is a vineyard for sale across the street from our friend's house that has a stipulation that there can't be any development of that land. They can't even build a building for the vineyard, so it is going for what is a very cheap price out there. Something like $800k for over 30 acres.

We explored the beaches, had our first bbq of the season, and had an Easter egg hunt. Here are some photos of the weekend.