Riding the Tides in Long Island

The results of Tropical Storm Hannah brought an unusually High Surf Advisory to Long Island last weekend. Dozens of expert surfers found the wave conditions the best they have seen in years. Estimated to be 7 to 10 feet high, veterans like this guy took to the swells like a fish out of water.

Wetsuits helped avoid cold temps and jellyfish. It was too breezy to lay in the sand so Mutti, sis and me watched fishermen reel in dinner, kids build sand castles and boarders ride the tides. Sand erosion was minimal and we saw little or no damage done to any of the parks.

After a sunset walk along the boardwalk at Sunken Meadow State Park we treated ourselves to a sit-down feast inside "Prime". It's on the outskirts of Huntington on the north shore in a harbor with beautiful views of sunsets.

Prime opened in June and truly is beyond description. A women walking her dogs suggested we splurge for the evening and that we wouldn't regret it. She was right. For the first time ever I left my car with a valet attendant.

The restaurant reeks of $16 million worth of expensive renovations including a clear mahogany pergola, a 18-foot antique grain cabinet, stone tiles, Adirondack furniture, a gas fire pit and a top-rated Manhattan city chef tossing dishes in a state-of-the-art kitchen. I ungraciously gobbled through the finest prepared sushi order I've ever had. I couldn't help it, everything was far too yummy to slow down. Mutti and sis did the same with their surf and turf entrees.