Nantucket to Brooklyn, 3/19/19 Day 1

   Mark left Nantucket with the Clarity on the 17th to spend St. Patrick's Day with Cal and Alice, Rob and Sandy. Barbara stayed on the island in order not to miss too many Chorus rehearsals.
    Mark picked Barbara up at the Hyline on the 19th and we drove directly to Brooklyn.
   We are staying in the Sunset Hill neighborhood thanks to a very generous friend. We are in a 4th floor walk-up that was one of the co-ops originally organized by New York Finns. The apartment is wonderful and filled with eclectic art collected over many years. It is on the edge of an almost-entirely Asian neighborhood.

   We were warned that parking is a real issue here, but, in typical Mark-has-the-force fashion, we snagged a spot that we can actually see from the apartment and we got there at exactly the right time. The weekly street cleaning had just been done, so we don't have to move the car until we leave at the end of the week.

    After unpacking, we followed our host's directions and walked down 8th Avenue where we stopped at a noodle place and had soup and brought home some dumplings for the evening. We also got some fruits at a local store. There are no large grocery stores in the neighborhood, but dozens of tiny groceries.