Old Forge, New York

6 days after getting married, we backed up what was left of our stuff, and hit the road...saying goodbye to our old place one last time. It was empty, echoey, and a bit sad (see video).

After several hours of packing the 'last few things' and then getting lost inside REI for about an hour (picking up a fancy new cooking stove, new boots for Ryan, and some fun little 'chairs'), we were on our way out of Massachusetts! The excitement was a little bit too much for Janet to handle (see video).

In mid afternoon, as we passed out of Massachusetts and into New York, we reflected upon things that we'll miss about our home state for the last four or so years (see video).

We took a one hour detour from our most direct route just so we could say we camped in the Adirondacks (yes, the very same state park where we got engaged!). Well, car camping wasn't as bad as it could have been, but didn't seem far enough from home yet, as within minutes Janet had met a woman whose best friend also worked for Liberty Mutual in Boston.

We settled into our groomed, sandy bottom campsite, and ate some less than stellar hamburger helper. Sitting in our new comfy chairs (essentially a sling for our sleeping pads), we deserted on classic Smores, even though it took about an hour to burn our 4 tiny pieces of wood. Do not by campfire wood from the grocery store in Old Forge; where the parents curse at their children and people think nothing of exposing literally HALF of their own buttcracks in public.