Lake Placid / Saranac Lake, NY

Ok, so Kristi and her boyfriend, Chris, came around 12.30, by which time I was really freaked out by the weirdo guys that occupy bus stations! One guy was telling me his life story - he'd been arrested for possession in Albany and was trying to get back to Jersey but had no money. You can just see me retreating away very slowly with my eyes on him the whole time, eh?

It was great to see Kristi again - she looks taller than I remember! So we got lost on the way to the highway, and then I slept some of the journey since I was so shattered! We drove around Lake Placid for a while, and then went over to the ski jumps (Lake Placid was home to the 1932 and 1980 Olympics). They were really high - I felt sorry for the guy who worked the elevator! The chair lifts were really scary too.

We then picked up Kristi's brother, Chad, and went down to the lake for a dip. I declined since I didn't what to get my nose infected, but it was nice to sit on the rocks and just chill for a while. For dinner we rode over to the camp ground where Kristi's dad stays over summer in his camper. We had a great BBQ tea, along with Kristi's twin sister, Kerri, of cheeseburgers and 'glacial' hot dogs (they actually chisel them out of the ice...!) with loads of pepsi, potato salad and pasta salad - yum! I also discovered the beauty of Fudge Rounds - a 'Little Debbie's' creation - they're just divine!

After dinner we went for a ride on the golf cart and planned a to get some drinks in at a motel, cos Kerri works in one in Lake Placid. So we dropped Chad off at their mum's house after s'mores, and then went bowling before meeting Kerri. Chris was sure he was gonna win, but he lost to ALL of us - including Kerri, who turned up later on!

So, once in our motel - 2 double beds, TV, balcony, bath!.... we cracked open the cheap rum and pepsi, M&Ms (with funky new colours, including 'cacky' beige) and salt and vinegar crisps. A few of Kristi's friends turned up, but it all got a bit crazy when a girl called Erica stormed out over a game of arsehole, and Kerri and Jeff took off leaving a rather important package in our room! Not cool. Just decided to go to bed and leave them to it!