Weird place, it was an inertesting glimpse into country gay culture and definatly wasn't for me. Half is a nudist family area on a creek with some pools and the rest seems to be a sleezy outdoor bathhouse. We should have known when we saw the porn magazines strewn through the wood.
We talked to some guys named Al and Kevin drinking beer in the creek. The only thing I liked about him was that he guessed I was the youngest out of the three. He tried to get me to leave him my sock - said he had some foot fetish. He tried with (e:matthew) too. I told him that socks arn't free. He tried to impress us by telling us about his love for Cher. The whole thing was like a comedy skit.
Al told us that a very rich woman owned the estate the creek was on and left it to the state on condition they provided a nudist area and allowed gay people. The scary part is there is also some whacko who hunts gay people with a gun. They showed us all the bullets everywhere, some targets and two large trees he shot down. Apparently, he is some 300lb mountain man with long, greasy black hair and he hates that gay people go there. The whole thing was too much for me, it seemed not worth ever visiting again although the run in with Al and Kevin was an interesting glimpse into poor country gay culture and Cher is ironically a part of it.
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07/06/2005 22:24 #32074
Clarendon ctrCategory: vacation
07/06/2005 22:21 #32073
July 5thCategory: vacation
The last two days were great accept for the massive amount of flies on the fourth. I rowed a lot. My arms feel much more buff, but it really has no purpose as I will spend the next month typing.
Today, we left camp at the lake to head over to some beach on a creek. (E:matthew) hates moving to new places. Even the move between camp sites makes him crazy.



Today, we left camp at the lake to head over to some beach on a creek. (E:matthew) hates moving to new places. Even the move between camp sites makes him crazy.



07/06/2005 22:19 #32072
July 2nd, 2005Category: vacation
Wow, the things we forgot. Toiletpaper, propane, and pants. Who needs pants. Especially if you don't have toiletpaper ;) . No luckily, there were ferns and a great big lake to wash up in around the island.
We made it through a huge lightning and rain storm by building a makeshift shelter out of tarps. The lightning hit the lake.
(e:matthew) came up with the best business idea ever. We will be rich soon. Just wait.







We made it through a huge lightning and rain storm by building a makeshift shelter out of tarps. The lightning hit the lake.
(e:matthew) came up with the best business idea ever. We will be rich soon. Just wait.







07/06/2005 22:16 #32071
June 30th, 2005Category: vacation
These are the journals I wrote everyday but couldn't send.
I am so crippled without the internet. I was looking at dave's xm radio. It works in the middle of nowhere because it is listening to a satellite. I want to know how xm knows that dave's paid his bill. I asked him if it had a simcard. He said that he didn't have any idea what a sim card was. Oh god, I just want to know how it works right now.
Whenever we go on these trips I end up having so many questions. I think I must ask the internet 1000 questions a day in one form or another.
Not having it seems so cut off.

I am so crippled without the internet. I was looking at dave's xm radio. It works in the middle of nowhere because it is listening to a satellite. I want to know how xm knows that dave's paid his bill. I asked him if it had a simcard. He said that he didn't have any idea what a sim card was. Oh god, I just want to know how it works right now.
Whenever we go on these trips I end up having so many questions. I think I must ask the internet 1000 questions a day in one form or another.
Not having it seems so cut off.

07/06/2005 19:19 #32070
In Massachusettes - CummingtonCategory: vacation
So we pull over because of an accident in this tiny little town and I think., "hm, I am next to a store, maybe there is internet." and sure enough, the factory default NETGEAR network cam eto the rescue. I wish I had realized this would happen and had brought my laptop.
It won't stop raining and shouldn't stop till the end of our trip. I can't wait for the freakin' taste of buffalo. It sounds so samn tasty.
Tmobile sucks out here. I haven't had cell service since the trip satrted and we got to the adirondacks. I kept writing journal entries but I had no way to send them. I guess you guys will get the stories all at once.
It won't stop raining and shouldn't stop till the end of our trip. I can't wait for the freakin' taste of buffalo. It sounds so samn tasty.
Tmobile sucks out here. I haven't had cell service since the trip satrted and we got to the adirondacks. I kept writing journal entries but I had no way to send them. I guess you guys will get the stories all at once.