Chautauqua Lake
The parents of one of my oldest friends have a house right on the water at Chautauqua Lake in western New York. They were kind enough to invite a group of us up to lollygag and shenanigize for the weekend. We started off in prime fashion: with a flat tire on the New York state border. I decided that the best use of my time, instead of helping with the tire, would be to take pictures.
Hard at work. Or hardly workin'! Amiright?? I'll show myself out. |
We finally arrived and made our way out to the water, which was surprisingly not an icy abyss, but warm enough to swim.
By "swim" I mean watch my friends mix water floaties, ropes, and alcohol. |
Being Memorial Day weekend, there were some fireworks over the water. I found my camera phone has a firework mode. The pictures came out really well; timing was the most difficult part of the shot.
Independence Day had it wrong. When the aliens attack, it will be on Fourth of July, not before. |
The highlight of any weekend: the breakfast cake. |
The face of a man who has eaten his whole breakfast cake and now regrets it. |
There were good times had, and as usual, my friends were kind enough to consume enough alcohol that I wouldn't feel obligated. They are classy, classy guys. The lake house is only about a two hour drive from home so it's a quick hop and I was back by 3 on Sunday... just in time for a 4 hour nap before Game of Thrones.