What to do today? Time is tight, July is winding down, so is summer vacation. ⌚

It’s a beautiful day and time is tight. ⏳ Last full day of vacation. I think the plan should be to explore the Connecticut Hill WMA 🚶🏻 with walking some of the dirt roads and the Finger Lakes Trail. That said, I’m seriously considering paddling Seneca Lake first 🛶 as it’s so calm this morning although with the sun rising ☀ I’m not sure if that will remain as such.

Later on I do want to paddle part of the Catharine Creek Marsh 🛶 and then go for a swim 🏊🏻‍♂️ one last time at Watkins Glen. The pool is open until seven 7⃣ on Saturday which gives me a little bit more time. Then maybe one more ice cream 🍧 at the Glen Dairy Bar. Maybe another night watching the sun set at Seneca Lake.

Tomorrow looks rainy ⛈️ but I’m in no rush to get home. 🏡I want to leave the Finger Lakes by five 5⃣ o’clock so I will have the bulk of the day but I can poke home on NY 23 or another back road 🚗 🐢 but be home by nine 9⃣ so I’m not driving in the dark and have time to get a bit unpacked and shower 🚿 before bed.

Then it’s back to work 🏢 downtown on Monday but I kept a set of clothes 👚 ready for that. I’ll probably do the laundromat after work, although technically Tuesday I still have the option to work remotely, so maybe I can work from the laundromat on my truck as they have Wi-Fi there. 📶

But I’m fine with that. 🏖 Vacation can’t last forever and I’m running low on money 💵. I also look forward to looking at and posting more vacation pictures and getting back home where I can use my laptop to learn more about python and all the data science and analysis things I’ve been learning about. 💻 Looking kind of forward to the normality of working back in the office downtown 🏢 and going to the library 📚 and park 🏞 after work. No more working from home or mixing fun camping with eight hours of work. Camping 🏕 will just be all about fun.

And the future 🔮 – my vacation in the autumn in West Virginia, learning a lot more python, figuring out my mental health needs, changing my life. 🐮 And then getting closer to the rural life, saving money 💵 so eventually I can have that off grid property 🏡 and own my own land where I can have my guns and fires whenever I want.