Paul's Journal

08/14/2009 22:17 #49539

At the ledges in vermont

Damn, this is really lame compared to my previous posts about the ledges, sorry.

We spent the whole day swimming in perfect 80 degree sunshine in nothing other than SPF 60 NOAD sunscreen but there is not one pic.

Sorry (e:mike) the sunscreen was from walmart, can we still be brothers, lol? While I was already there I also bought socks. Its kind of a ridiculous story, I was so hungover the morning we left I only brought the outfit I was wearing and have worn it every day since. Today, I got to change my socks. Luckily, we swam almost everyday so I don't smell that bad. I mean I know I am an outfit repeater but I generally change my socks and underwear.

So back to the ledges? Who goes swimming for the whole day and doesn't bring snacks? Well we did. not sure what I was thinking there - aren't snacks a quintessential part of the whole aquatic experience.

We also met this guy who runs a gay campground in new Hampshire

that is only 4 miles away from our current lame ass campsite in Vermont. He said they have horses. Sadly, we had prepaid for the cluster camp spot because we didn't know where else to go. I would like to never camp at fort dummer again. Maybe we can revisit that new hampshire place someday.

If you are ever in Brattleboro, Vermont eat at the top of the hill BBQ stand. It's pretty delicious and priceworthy.

Finally a boring picture. This car in the parking lot at the ledges was seriously dinged up. I guess the owner thought bandaids would help.

tinypliny - 08/28/09 09:14
Hahaha... that is hilarious!

08/13/2009 18:56 #49527

Indoor honey farm

I would really like to have a fancy indoor honey farm like this one.
It's really fun to watch.

lilho - 08/14/09 15:17
me too as long AS someone else harvests the honey and makes damn sure the bees don't get out.

dimartiste - 08/14/09 14:09
That is soo cool! Please tell me that you traveled to this special place?! This is not like in your apartment, right?!
Bees are cool to watch, but I do not know how people can actually work with them. One of the books I read has a honey colony on the property. Gail Fraser's books about Lumby. An imaginary community which their own farm is modeled on in Upstate New York.

08/13/2009 13:02 #49522

Sliding down a mountain

Skilift is kinda shaky. At the end you ride down in a sled. How
awesome is that. I wonder why none of our WNY ski resorts add
something like this. You can go really freakin fast.

rory - 08/16/09 07:24
Wooo!! They have one of those in Rotorua in New Zealand. Seriously fun - the one there has some sharp-ish drops that you can get decent air off if you go quick enough.

More places need stuff like this.

lilho - 08/14/09 15:18
that seriously looks like the most fun ever!!! they have those in CO, and i think all the way upstate near canada at the skit resorts there... was there an olympics there once?

dimartiste - 08/14/09 14:10
Buffalo Bobsledding. "Sanka, ya dead yet?"

heidi - 08/13/09 16:08
That is so cool! It's just like the Jamaican luge team's practice area!

mrmike - 08/13/09 13:22
I went on something similar at a resort in Collingwood Ontario, it is an absolute blast. It does make wonder why Holiday Valley hasn't taken the plunge.

08/13/2009 08:00 #49519

Why can't it just be tommorrow yet?

I seriously can't deal with another rainy day.

bridgette - 08/13/09 11:23
I just try to remember those who are experienceing severe drought, or typhoons. having so much rain sucks, but it could always be worse.

james - 08/13/09 10:18
That wasn't fog, that wad haze. The super heat and the super humidity is fogging out the sun like a lid over steamed cauliflower.

tinypliny - 08/13/09 09:22
HEHEHEHE....
Its excellent in Buffalo right now and will be throughout this weekend. (This morning was super foggy though. What was up with that? It was bizarrely spooky at around 5:40 AM)

08/12/2009 15:57 #49517

I already miss the island

We decided to head south to the ledges but unfortunately we hit a one
day bad weather patch which trapped us in a motel for today ;(

lilho - 08/13/09 12:03
wow that looks so great. i think i only really like camping with you guys, you are so good at it.

james - 08/13/09 07:58
Then you shouldn't have signaled for help with that coconut radio, Professor.