The weatherman says it’s a lot less humid out there, and it’s going to drop today, but I wouldn”t exactly call this morning’s commute refreshing and it still was pretty humid throughout the night at home, maybe from all that rain we got last evening.

Last night was a real soaker for the evening commute. 🌧 I didn’t bring my rain coat for riding home, but it wouldn’t have helped. It wasn’t raining when I left my office, but by the time I rode downtown 🚲 the water was over the curbs in parts of the road. I guess it was a free bike wash, but then again, it’s was more then the bike that got washed. I got to the bus, and the driver, said just get on, bike and all, you looked a bit soaked.

The ride in this morning was drier, 🪵 they’re cutting up the tree blocking part of the bike path this morning. DIdn’t get in the office quite as early this morning, 📂 but still early enough that I shouldn’t have to use time for non-legislative work as I’ll have my hours for the week. Last night, I was in bed a little after 7 PM 🛌 as I’ve been getting up earlier and after getting so soaked, I just kind of wanted to bed down and listen to some podcasts and relax. I prefer getting up early when it’s cooler out. On vacation though I’ll probably stay up later, as the sun still doesn’t set to relatively late, and I want to spend evenings watching the stars by Foster Pond 🐸 especially now that my new phone works well with the star mapping app. 📱

Still chewing over weekend plans, 🏕 I am thinking about staying local, and probably just hammock camping on Saturday night, maybe finding a creek to soak in and do some reading 📚 and maybe just do a single night in the woods. I was in Schoharie last weekend, and I’m not sure if I want to do Vermont or the Adirondacks, especially if I’m leaving on Thursday or Friday of next week for the Finger Lakes. I should spend some time cleaning and preparing for my vacation this weekend. 💼 Plus it wouldn’t be a bad thing to ride to work on Friday, as I haven’t been doing as much riding this week due to the humidity and bad weather. 😅

Well, a week from now after work I could be on my way to the Finger Lakes, but I’ll probably wait until early Friday to leave. 🛻 Very early Friday … BEFORE rush hour. For the Love of Bacon 🥓 opens at 7 AM, so I just can’t get to Interstate 88 before then, but other then that I want to be to Ithaca before the lunch time rush hour. I might also stop at Annuto’s but that doesn’t open until 9 AM I think and I am not 100% sold on it… it’s better in the autumn obviously.

I want to get camp set up early, because we don’t have coverage in the office in the afternoon, 👩‍💼 so I want to be set up at camp before I have to remote into the system. 🤖 Plus I have a very specific campsite in mind at the National Forest for the week. 🌲 And I need time to stock up at a farm stands. 🍇 🌽 Note that’s plural.

I’ve considered leaving Thursday evening and going out to Long Pond in Greene 🏕 but its a pain to overnight one night with a full week’s worth of toys and gear packed in the truck, and by the time you get started in the morning, it won’t save that much time, if I leave very early on Friday. ⏲ Plus, I want to make sure I have enough bacon. Granted, I could go to the Piggery in Ithaca. 🐷