While Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory never successfully built a time machine, a visit to the Long Island Maritime Museum in West Sayville offers the next best thing

The sand thoroughfare linking Robert Moses State Park to the Fire Island Lighthouse and beyond. No cars past this point.

The 100th running of the Cross Bay Swim got sun and calm seas. Swimmers and their kayak partners left the Fire Island Lighthouse for the 5.6-mile crossing to Gilbert Park in Brightwaters

With the forecast for stormy weather across the South Shore and Great South Bay, an early morning beach visit was deemed necessary.

Weight low, eyes locked ahead, small adjustments instead of big ones. Balance over force. Patience over push.

The day of rest brought out dozens of neoprene-clad wave riders, all hoping to catch the swell.