Mar 4, 2017

I planned on sleeping in, but when I was woken up early I just stayed up. I took my time getting ready in the morning and eventually I headed out the door for another long solo drive to the Poconos. I arrived at the Mountain Laurel Inn long before anyone else so I decided to get in the pool and kill some time. The pool was nice, but there was a kid with a ball who wouldn't stop throwing in around near me. Kids. I got out and had a nice long, hot shower in the locker room before heading out to sit in the lobby area to get some quiet.

Becca, Tracy, Christie, and Eliza showed up after a little while from their day skiing and taking lessons and we headed out to Barley Creek Brewing. They were packed so we sidled up to the bar to wait for our table to get ready. We tried a few of their beers which were surprisingly good and the pints were surprisingly cheap. After being seated and realizing the food wasn't looking good and the waitress was quite rude we decided to leave.

I found an Indian restaurant that seemed cool. It was inside an old train car. The novelty was fun, and the food was AMAZING. I love Indian food, but this was some of the best I've had and the waitstaff were incredibly attentive and friendly. It was a perfect change of pace from the last spot.

We stopped at the liquor store to pick up some beers before going back to our hotel. We got a suite so we had a living room area and two rooms. We hung out in the living room area having a few beers while Tracy tried to get some work done. It was pretty relaxing besides having to call the front desk and ask why there were dirty dishes in our dishwasher. It was unclear why they seemed to be so hostile since the moment I got there, but that hadn't changed. We still had a nice night after all.

Jan 1, 2017

As much as we didn't want to we got out of bed in the morning and went to Union Lake dock for sunrise. By the time we were there we were already happy we came. The sky looked beautiful and the clouds were moving fast. We took some shots on the dock and another photographer showed up so I started talking with him and we used each other in our shots.

This sunrise was much nicer weather-wise than the last one we saw. We stayed until the sun came over the horizon and then stayed a little more just watching the light play on some of the trees along the shore. It was a really great way to start a new year.

We went back to Becca's and did day one of (YouTube) Adriene's 31 Days of Revolution yoga. It was a very easy day indeed; hangover friendly, as she called it. After the light stretching we talked and decided we didn't at all feel like going to the Mummer's in Philly and the weather was too nice to stay in so we headed north to Tyler and stopped at Guru's Indian Buffet on the way. How did I not know this place was here? It was amazing. Such good and plentiful vegan food, really nice staff, and a great price for a weekend buffet. I will definitely be coming back.

We got into it at Tyler and were having a good round for the most part. I threw my disc into the water once, missed the putt at this basket about 5 times, and we had to wait to tee off a few times, but otherwise it was a perfect day for a round. We played the first 18 then took a short rest before heading back for the second 18 holes. Some were more fun than others and halfway through the back we were both feeling like we'd had about enough of trees and throwing into the rough. We pushed on and were happy to have played everything in the end.

We drove home with the beautiful sky behind Philly on 95. I fixed the lag issues on the Wii emulator so I played Aladdin for a short bit then we played Donkey Kong Country for a while until we couldn't keep our eyes open anymore.