Thursday, November 24, 2022

Friday, September 2, 2022

She went in to all her classes. Took the bus there and back again. Her first assignment for English is to critique a film, so she and I are watching movies together to prepare. For her graphic art course, she showed them all her ocean drawing, and the professor awed and commented over her great potential. No photo description available.

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Rusty Trips: Legoland NY Scouting Trip

I recently discovered much to my surprise that the Gold Passes I purchased two years ago were still valid so we thought we would take the kid on a spur of the moment trip for her birthday. We drove all the way there to camp overnight, and on the way she expressed that she wasn't feeling well.

So, we thought we'd cancel, but having driven there, and since our passes worked, two of us took a quick scouting trip through the place.

Turns out, it's hot there. There are no trees or any shade to speak of. The only hats they sell are trucker hats. They have various water fountains but we didn't bring water bottles. They sell soda and the sugariest lemonade we've ever tasted which kind of left us even more thirsty but also full feeling, like too full to eat. But it was a Tuesday so there weren't many people.

So we rode their two best rides, each with about a 10 minute wait. It's a cute place, like a mall size amusement park. Probably not worth a 3 hour drive, but we'll probably go back since she missed out on her birthday visit.

camped at: Winding Hills Park - 1847 Route 17K, Montgomery, NY 12549 -

nice quiet* campground with newer nice hot showers, $45, reservations not required (we went on a Monday, 5 campsites were taken). *There is an airport close by so airplanes do fly overhead during the night.