No rain expected for today, though they are talking about rain showers tomorrow, though less rain then maybe earlier estimates. Tomorrow will be a day for hanging out at camp, reading, maybe doing some fishing up at Foster Pond. The water levels are really high at that pond, as I found myself wading through water with my knock-off crocks last night.

Yesterday was okay, a quiet day, the balance of the day spent at the Watkins Glen Pool. 🏊‍♂️ I was disappointed with the ice cream sundae I got yesterday at Glen Dairy Bar, 🍨 wasn’t as tasty as I remembered, they kind of overfilled the cup and it was dripping and the service was slow. I keep telling myself I could be in Michigan. And I was annoyed about the work that kept coming in, and then that they are now charging $8 (plus a ‘small conviencence fee’) to park at the Seneca Lake kayak launch. I normally park on Cass Road and haul my kayak across NY 79, 🛶 as I hate how small that lot is but I am starting to wonder about the legality of parking on Cass Road pull off, despite doing it for years, though there is no parking signs so it’s probably fine. I guess I could pull even further down the road after unloading the kayak in the future to ensure I am legitimate. I don’t know, I am kind of tired of the Finger Lakes. Need coffee and a few other supplies at Wally World in Watkins Glen, and left $42 poorer. Shit just adds up these days, I can’t complain though I make good money and camping in the National Forest is free and mom pays for my parks past.

Today, I am heading down to Trumansburg for the day, first stopping at the Trumansburg library to run counts and make some maps up for work. 🧑‍💻 I will bring the bike and the kayak, though I worry Cayuga Lake may be choppy with the breeze. I might launch from the Alfred Treman Park, and stay on the Cayuga Inlet or just barely get out on Cayuga Lake past the breakwater to paddle up Stewart Creek. Definately want to stay away from Stewart Park today with the Ithaca farmers market 🌽  on going, that is always so nuts with traffic. Maybe hike around Taughannock Gorge, supposedly the falls are very impressive with all the rain they got on Wednesday, though it didn’t seem like Aunt Sarah or Shequanock Falls, or Glen Creek were particular torrents yesterday. I think the much west of Cayuga Lake the total rainfall dropped off significantly. Need ice, 🧊 I am sure at this point, and Alfred Treman always has cheap ice on the honor system for fisherman, it’s like $1.50 a bag, you can’t beat that. 🎣 Tomorrow I’ll probably go fishing in Foster Pond, that seems like a good activity for a rainy day, besides hanging out at camp, smoking weed and reading 📚. I got my ten July borrows out of Hoopla yesterday, so I should have plenty of good reads for the balance of vacation.

Monday I will probably go to Ithaca for propane and maybe some more weed. 😶‍🌫️ Figure Sunday have a good toke or two while sitting under the tarp next to the propane heater. Been wanting to find a good Ithaca dispensery and try something new, though I like to research in advance. Been thinking of checking out Fall Creek Preserve, 🚶‍♂️and some other Ithaca Preserves I’ve never visited before. I like the Cornell Arboretum but I feel like I’ve done that too many times before, want to do new things. Need to find a library 📚 to work the end of Monday, then get back to camp relatively early, as I want to be in bed by 9 AM so I can get up at 5 AM on Tuesday, have a quick breakfast, and be on the road to Pennsylvania a little after daybreak – say around 6 AM, as I have a lot of adventures planned for Pennsylvania day 🌞 dawn to dusk. Maybe hit up the Glen Dairy Bar 🍦 on the way back to camp, they are open until 10 PM. Won’t be real dark until 9 PM, so as long as I’m in the Glen by then, I don’t mind the drive back to camp after dark, I’ll go slow and watch for deer 🦌 – the SuperDuty has excellent headlights. 🛻