crushing it?

i arrived at red hook around 5pm on friday. we went out to dinner friday night, and then played this sweet card/boardish game called "in a pickle" which was totally fun. and then it was the weekend, which was the hottest weekend of life ever. we spent most of our time sitting on the dock out in their pond, talking about how rediculously hot it was, and challenging the red hook community to a vegan food awareness competition. so much fun.


i slept on the raft saturday night, (cowboy camped, if you will) tho not sunday, since there was rain forecasted and heat ligtening on our way home from dinner. which reminds me, sunday night dinner was totally amazing, tho unfortunately i don't remember their name and i've only 5 minutes left on this computer before i'm gonna get the boot.




i spent the last 2 nights in wallkill, ny, couchsurfing. i was planning on only spending one night, but the weather was soooo hot, i couldn't bear to ride my bike out. so my host marcus and his buddy pat and i spent our days at lake minnewaska, actually swimming. it was totally awesome. then last night where we built a fire, and then it started raining. somehow, in the process of building the fire, my phone fell out of my pocket, and then spent the night (in the rain!) outside on the lawn. when i found it this morning, it was just chillin', and only a little wet...but i immediately turned it off, took out the battery, and put it in a bag with some flax seeds to absorb any water that might have gotten inside. did it work, you ask? well, as soon as i get all the flax seeds out of my phone, i'll turn it back on and let you know...i thought i was being so clever :/

and now, i'm being cut short by the port jervis free library internet computer nazi. i'll be in delaware water gap tonight, then onward to state college!