This last day trip best exemplifies that we can always discover new beautiful places in our area… A perfect day to be on the shore of the majestic Hudson River! The time spent on the Ulster Landing beach was wonderful and very relaxing. Low tide, then brick and sand castles covered by the water, even unexpected waves created by passing boats…

The Ulster Landing beach also offered me some summer “magic moments” when little Sophia (one of my favorite among the little girls), covering my feet with wet sand said: “This is magic!… Who doesn’t like magic?!” Without having any idea whatsoever, she just offered me the ending to a letter to the editor I’m writing: Let’s continue to create MAGIC for the children.

The day ended perfectly at the Recreation/Community Center with the now “traditional” launching of balloons, anxious to find out how far Rochester’s messages fly…

Manuela Michailescu