A couple days a go I went to my first drive in movie theater. We watched the Year One/Hangover double feature. Both movies were pretty good. It was cool to finally see a drive in, since most are gone in Denver.
I went and checked out this place called Opus 40. It was pretty spectacular. A man years ago bought a rock quarry and started stacking the stones in a way that created this super rad sculpture that you can walk on. The plan was to be finished in 40 years, but he died three years shy of that goal. The cool thing is there is no mortar or anything holding the rocks together, just gravity. So for those of you who like wobbly stones, this place is for you. :) there is lots of nice wild life in the forest that surrounds the sculpture. Saw some deer, squirls, and some super bright fusha colored bird i had never seen.
Tusha and Cole took us to a park in the Catskill Mountains to hang out. We walked around, played tag, and got lots of sun. It was nice to be in the mountains for the day.
Yesterday we made a two hour trek back to Brooklyn to go check out Cony Island, the Boardwalk, and little Russia. The food we got from a Russian bazaar was super good. All vegetarian. Brighton Beach was nice. The sand was really fine and it felt like a real beach, although I'm sure it not. Lots of people, birds, and good food. It was almost like being in a foreign country. A lot of different languages were being spoken. A melting pot of people who loved the beach.
Conney Island was a little on the creepy side. We rode a great Ferris Wheel. The cool thing about this one is the cars role around on this track while it goes round and round, making it that much scarier. There is a freak show that I didn't check out, but did see the worlds tamest alligator. That was kind of a bummer because I'm sure it was heavily drugged or maybe they took out part of it's brain or something. Not very natural. You have to pay for the bathrooms at Conney Island. Never seen that before. Got lots of walking done yesterday.
I think the plan now is to leave Woodstock tomorrow sometime to return to the city. We are going to spend the night, and our plain leaves for Sweden Wednesday around 8:30pm. Kinda getting scared. It's going to be hard learning a new language and new currency. I'm not that worried, I'm sure we'll do fine.
Physically, I'm doing all right. I shook a cold I had last week, just coughing a lot now. For some reason my right ear has a lot of pressure in it, and I can't seem to pop it. Slightly worried about the flight if it continues. Been like that for about a week now. Very annoying. And Saniego, my ribs still hurt from wrestling around with you last month. Ugh... I guess my body's not 19 anymore.
Other than that hope everyone is doing well. Please drink some beers, and blow some stuff up for me on the 4th. It will be the first 4th I have ever missed. Take some pictures and email them to me. No one is doing that by the way. I love pictures. Miss you all and starting on Wednesday we wont have the phone. So if you can call me before that, I would appreciate that.
