We wanted to visit somewhere in New York City that we hadn’t been before so we decided to take the A-Train out to Rockaway Beach...passing Aqueduct Racetrack and JFK Airport along the way. We got off at the train at 36th Street Station and wandered along the expansive boardwalk all the way back to 86th Street where we headed down on to the sandy beach and relaxed in the hot sunshine. After a while we made our way over to Rockaway Roasters for coffee and a treat to eat. We had previously thought that Rockaway might be too far away but we were really pleased that we went and will definitely try and go back there whenever we are in New York.