In Mexico, on da beach boyeeee!

Hey Ya'll ! Things have been a bit hectic for me these last few days with all the holiday vacationing families. It's hard to squat at a campground with so many people around. On Sunday evening ( the 6th ), after going nonstop for a few days to avoid the crowds I pulled into Mexico Point State Park in Mexico, NY. Amazed at how quiet it was I sprawled out my gear and decided to rest a spell. So I spent yesterday catching some Z's, swimming, washing clothes, exploring the 'turn of the century' buildings, and eating heartily.
The only problem I've had lately is with BB ( my bike ). She's been making some noise for the last few days and slowly, piece by piece, I've been figuring out what the issue is. After I packed my things up this morning ( Tuesday the 8th ) I boot scooted my way to Watertown, NY. I sprinted here from about 13 miles out trying to make it to a bike shop before closing. Guess what?! As I pulled up to the shop, The Village Peddler, the owner was just locking up. He let me borrow the tools I needed to set BB straight and when I asked him for a recommendation to some good eats he told me about Johhny D's diner across the way. Turns out he owns both establishments. I couldn't be happier to have met that fellow today.

One thing I'd like to admit to all of you is how much I LOVE PEACHES! These particular few I scavenged off the ground ( fair game in my book ) just after I made it through Rochester, NY. In the city I found a grocery store that was the largest I had ever seen. Picture a building the size of Wal-Mart with no inventory other than food. It was called Wengmans, they had everything I've ever eaten or craved. It truly was a hard place to be considering the budget I'm on and the fact that I must bear the burden of carrying my purchases along with me. Though it wouldn't have weighed me down for long ( I haven't had much trouble putting away about 5,000 calories a day, BOOM ).

That's alot of cabbage!! I've been pushing through miles and miles of farmland along Lake Ontario and I've noticed all the fields of grapes ( prevalent on Lake Erie ) have turned into apple and peach orchards, but in the middle of all of that was this...about fifty acres of cabbage! It goes on forever, front to back and left to right.

This will be my last post for maybe a week. I plan on making it to Adirondack State Park tomorrow and taking my time moving through all of it's mountains. I plan on doing some fly-fishing, climbing, swimming, and taking it easy in solitude. Everyone I've come across tells me of how desolate it is in that region. "Ain't no roads up there, no people either. Why do you want to go there?" For that very reason I'd tell them, most times I got a laugh, other times a blank stare. However you might take it, I promise I'll be safe and post a new blog as soon as I'm out of the mountains. Until then, all of my love.