Hey, New Yorkers. Did you know about the nude beach on the Jersey shore?
The New York Times calls Gunnison Beach one of the greatest kept secrets in the New York Metro area, and we have to agree. Who knew there was a nude beach so close to the city?
Round-trip tickets cost $43, and the trips are becoming so popular that weekend boats carrying up to 400 sometimes “max out,” and a later weekday homebound departure has just been added, said Heather Irvin, a SeaStreak spokeswoman.
The half-mile beach regularly attracts 5,000 sunbathers on a weekend, making it the most populous nude beach in the country, according to Friends of Gunnison, a group that self-polices the beach and runs charity events.
A yellow school bus providing free shuttle service is waiting at the ferry dock for the three-minute ride to the beach. Some of the day’s passengers disperse to “clothed areas” all along Sandy Hook. But Ms. Hu and Ms. Rosen, Mr. Thomas, Mike and Monica and others head for Gunnison, trudging past cautionary signs.
“Warning: Nude Bathers May Be Present on the Beach.”
And farther on, “Beyond This Point You Will Encounter Nude Sunbathers.”
Okay, but does it have wireless Internet? Because that could easily serve as our new office.
[NYT: Ferrying From Manhattan to Bare It All on the Beach]
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