New Jersey

New Jersey! Wow! I was impressed. New Jersey was actually one of my favorite states so far. Not only is it beautiful but the people are friendly and wild life abundant.

-Side adventure with Mom to visit Grandparents on the shore and cousins in Warwick. Ate some sea food and enjoyed napping in a car

-Saw 2 bear, a rattle snake and some other little snakes

-Swam in a few lakes

-Jen and Danny, some super friendly strangers took me to their home in Blairstown where we stayed up late drinking wine and beer, eating a curry dinner made of 90% veggies from the farm next door, discussing sustainability/farming/energy/life  and all the while listening to good music from their ipod. One of my trail magic highlights for sure

-The Mayors House hostel: a strange place where all are welcome but you’re… hazed – I guess is the best word for it. Run by Butch and Bill (Bill is 80 something), they will hit you in the arm if you call them “sir” and you’re forced to watch a video about Paul Potts, a guy who won Britain’s Got Talent tv show. Vichero!

-24 side adventure to NYC with Bourbon, Jason and Moss. Bagels and lox, pizza, central park, metro, ground zero, battery park, china town, little italy, south east bars, looooads of walking, sunrise at times square while cooking popcorn. Basically we wandered around acting like fools all over the city for 24 hours without sleeping, then caught the train out and passed out for a day. It was wonderful

Jersey was mad fun. The walkin was pretty easy and the scenery surprisingly beautiful. I’ll have to come back and explore this hidden gem again in the future.