take the wheel of the world and drive

[badriyaz]

I drove!  On the highway, even!  Fast is fun!  I took out my first Zipcar for a spin today, a Nissan Versa named Verdad (yes, they name all their cars).  It was a nice car, and I found that driving really is like riding a bike, you don't forget how to do it.  I feel totally confident in my ability to drive all over the place now.  Yay

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[christianet]

Go visit Hammond Castle in Gloucester! It's so cool!!!!!

[badriyaz]

We had hoped to go yesterday when we decided not to go to Dogtown, but unfortunately it's only open on weekends. We will definitely get there at some point though!

[kambriel]

Wow! You haven't gone there yet? If you still haven't by the next time we're up there, we should all go together :)

[badriyaz]

If you see a Zipcar hopping across the highway, you'll know who it is!

[frankensplean]

Cape Ann Brewing Company also beckoned the last time i was up there. i picked up a couple o' growlers (barleywine and hefeweizen for the lady, although the pumpkin stout called to me strongly). They didn't have a serving license at the time, so we could only sample on premises (yay!) and then take the growlers with us.

i like to think Lovecraft's Innsmouth, up yonder from Arkham, is inspired by Gloucester, and i'm on the lookout for creepy fish-eyed people when i go that-a-way.

[badriyaz]

Gee, half of M's family is from Gloucester... ;-)

[badriyaz]

I gather the issues are that the trails are poorly marked, where marked at all, and there is a lot of rough terrain, including a couple of quarries. Plus the forest is all brushy due to previous clearcutting and poor soil, so it's dense and hard to push through. People end up wandering in circles.

[jasonlizard]

Congrats! (should I think about surrendering my license? ;-)

[badriyaz]

M said I was a very good driver, thank you very much! ;-p