Done with my Masters... (yeah!) please don't ask me how much I have learned.... But this important landmark in my life calls for some celebration.... And what better way than to go on a trip...Does not mean we did not celebrate in other ways.. But for the purpose of this blog we will solely stick to the trip side of the celebration... So it all started with the thought of going on a camping trip... A loads of ifs,buts and googles later... we finally zeroed on Adirondacks.... That almost took us 3 weeks... And then finding a place to stay and things to do and finally we were all set to go...
First destination: Wild Wood Motels, Saranac Lake, Adirondacks.
A destination of 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics... situated among the mountains.. a laid back town... a beautiful lake..... The drive to this place is wonderful... passing through villages.. and beautiful fields.. Oh, yeah and they do have state troopers patrolling the area... So no speeding.... Right?? Well for some it is not... (:D) Saying our hellos and regards to the state trooper, we continued on our merry way.... Drive for a couple of hours from Syracuse and then the mountains start to peek slowly and before you know... You are saying hello to them... Reached Wild Wood Motels around 2 in the afternoon... a free upgrade to the lake view rooms and that was essentially the tone of the entire trip.. expect the unexpected.... amazing rooms and beautiful view... but had no plans to be indoors.. Throwing something into our growling stomachs, we went for a small trail called High Falls George.. a privately maintained trail along the AuSable River rapids and has a beautiful waterfall... Time for some kayaking... Headed back to the town to Mirror lake, where we were the only tourists inclined to do some water sports in the inclement weather that had the capability to dampen most of the spirits... But no way it was gonna dampen ours.. Had the entire lake to ourselves... kayak races amongst ourselves... ropes sticking in propellers and people getting stuck in the midst of the lake.. was wondering if a crocodile from Lake Placid would come and devour the poor man stuck in the middle of the lake :D..... With blood freezing in our hands.. yeah the water was supposed to be below 0 degrees and precisely the reason, why no one else was in the lake... call it stupidity.. who cares.... We were on a high... i mean high spirits.. spirits as in ... not the other one... anyways.. done for the day.. we headed back to the hotel.. Chinese dinner, game of cards late into the night and we were ready to crash in our beds....
Day 2, Destination:Six Flags, Lake George
For enjoying Six Flags, it is mandatory that there is some sun and no rain... When we started in the morning from Adirondacks... the weather had no intention of letting us enjoy Six Flags.. Dark clouds loomed large over our heads.. Drizzling... But that made the drive from Adirondacks to Lake George even more prettier... Same to same Hollywood movies drive... One side mountains.. One side river... Tall pine trees...snake curve roads... Finally reached Lake George and as we entered the parking lot.. the clouds started clearing out and the drizzle stopped... that is the reward for taking chances.... and god hearing our prayers... Amazing day spent at six flags... loads of rides.. and since it was the first day of Six Flags opening for the season, there were not many people around.. so we got to do the rides "n" number of times without even bothering to get down from the ride... roller coasters, go karting, drops and launches, but the best one was the 175 feet free fall... called Sky Coaster.. One freaking ride, I was reluctant to go.. but finally did go.. was cursing like anything till I went up... then one, two, three and fly.... and then everything was like whooooosh... gravity taking full control and you loosing all your control.. just have to trust that rope behind you... it was mind boggling... Literally I was flying... as always.. time flies away like anything when you are having a blast.... Never realized it was almost 6 and time to head back home... It seems the rain gods realized that we were done at Six Flags and so they resumed again.. Dark clouds, rain.... but not before visiting some place else..
Destination 3: Capital Buffet, Albany
One of the best Chinese Buffet.... it has like over 50 dishes to choose from... sesame chicken, peanut butter chicken, pepper chicken, coconut shrimps, fried shrimps, stuffed shrimps, stuffed mushrooms, chicken sticks, chicken dumplings, soups, octopus (:D), ducks, sushis and I can go on and on and on... not only literally, but we also went on and on and on changing plates after plates... tried everything... we were eating for like 1 and half hours... :D... Oh yeah!! I missed mentioning the dessert.... (:D)...
Now it was indeed time to head back home.... The drive back home was tough... winds, rains... but managed it... Looking back it was just amazinggg.....
Adiron"rocks".....
And now it was indeed time to head back home..
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