Klaatu Barada Nikto!
Ok, now that that bit of nerdery is done, let me say that the earth didn’t actually stand still today, we just got to stay in the same place for more than a day and will stay at least two nights in the same place from here on, at least according to current plans which are fluid (which fluid is left as an exercise for the reader).
Tonight is laundry night so we are sitting around in minimal clothing so we can wash what we wore today since we lost a laundry chance in Maine when our plans were changed.
Today we visited the Adirondacks, or at least a tiny portion thereof closest to Albany, namely Lake George. The town was amazingly crowded, the beach was full, our attempts to hike were thwarted because the parking at the trailheads were full. But we are nothing if not perserverent, so we were able to find parking and hike. The only people we met were right at the trailhead who pointed out an alternate trail – what are the odds? They pop up, say you ought to take this trail right here in the parking lot instead of going the thirty feet down the road to take the marked trail, disappear down the road, and then we don’t see anyone else the whole time there and back plus lunch when every other trail is mobbed. Life is stranger than fiction.
More things I struggle to understand: The Airbnb is in a neighborhood where the side of the street you can park on changes every day. The Airbnb has a TV in the bathroom, and no we haven’t turned it on (yet).
