On the road
01/05/08 00:34
We’re currently
making our way from Ashland to Boston. We’re just
south of Saratoga Springs, New York staying with a
fellow couchsurfer, Neal. We are four couchsurfers
staying at the house tonight, but the more the
merrier! We drove through the Adirondacks on out way
here - some great sights to see, the downside to
traveling here outside the tourist season turned out
to be that everything is closed. So no museums or
anything this time around.
The two other
guys, Matt and Piers are botanists from Duke
University. They are out collecting samples of moss -
when done they will be going back to North Carolina
to examine the genetic strings of the samples. Matt,
on the right, invites us to visit him in Durham -
hometown of Duke University - when we pass through
North Carolina.
Piers made shrimp
fettucini and Neal was well stocked on beer, so we
had a great night. Tomorrow we’ll be driving around
to see the many sights of the area, and hopefully
sample some more local cuisine - good stuff. Friday
is Thoreau day. We’ll be spending the weekend in
Concorde, visiting Walden Pond - the place where
Thoreau lived for two years while writing ‘Walden’.
Should be plenty of good photo opportunities, so stay
tuned.
