thankfully i was still warm when I got up in the morning, but i'll need to dry my stuff out after i get to my in-laws at Glenmont.
got all packed up by 7a.m. 1st time I did all the dressing in the tent under my quilt. Probably because it seemed so wet. worked well. I'll do that more often i've also gotten more used to the thermarest pad. it's warm and 3 inches thick. definitely don't regret the $225 purchase.
i did forget to bring my eyemask thing. i remember looking for it, so i didn't really forget, but decided at the time it wasn't worth the search at home. i'll find it or order another off amazon. often at the locks, or the marina camping area they have security lights on, so it's well lit all night long.
because we all know the homeless are actually part vampire and can't stand the light... or whatever.
breakfast was a bacon bagel eggwich, banana, oj at the nearby Stewart's
speaking of, i forgot to mention when i was going through Utica yesterday, a homeless guy, around 30 y.o., stopped me and just asked that i not bother his tent and "car" . I said no problem. he said he was coming right back and was moving. I remember being confused as to why/how he drove his car onto the bike path.
didn't bike too far, and he was setup under a bridge in a 3 person tent, and it wasn't car i heard, but CART...as in grocery cart.
i may have committed a faux pax. i called out to make sure no one was in the tent, heard nothing. so i opened it enough to put two 5's and a wrapped pumpkin cake thing i'd bought at Dunkins in Rome.
hopefully he was happily surprised and didn't freak that i put it in his tent. i just didn't want my donations stolen.
and yeah, there was a whole little tray of drug stuff inside. Made me feel sad for the guy.
tough love doesn't work with drug addicts.
#1 they need medicated withdrawal centers, the fear of suffering through withdrawal often keeps people from even trying.
#2 more rehab facilities
#3 a society that gives them something they enjoy more than the drugs. offering a lifetime of drudge labor after getting clean is not a solution. Rob Reiner talked about that at length regarding his son's addiction recovery. I vaguely remember saying, they'd tried at least 30 times, and it wasn't until his son discovered his true love for writing that he found the motivation to get and stay clean. He had to find something he loved more than getting high
anyway. time to finish my brekkie and get moving. was waiting for the Sun to make an appearance and it finally has.
