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Morning, all! I’ve skimmed everything since my last visit but am not up for quoting/responding to stuff on my iPad, so this will be another “all about me” post. 
There was a lot of traffic volume on Friday, and the drive north took ~1 hour longer than it should have. I also got a later start than I should have: Thursday evening I foolishly decided that I could wait until the morning to do everything (take Bailey to the kennel, go to the grocery store [I was out of protein shakes], and pack), so I didn’t hit the road until almost 11:30. My arrival time didn’t matter, but I wound up hitting rush hour traffic at the top of the NJ Turnpike. Usually, when coming up here I try to be on the road NLT 9:30 for exactly that reason…oh well!
I’m happy with the Airbnb condo. It’s a different unit in the same building I stayed in 8-9 months ago: it’s another 1BR, with the same view (the parking lot of the water/ski/mountain biking park across the road), but I like the layout a little better than the previous unit. The air conditioning works better, too, and the balcony is more private. This unit will now be my first choice for visits when I want to stay in a condo/specifically in this town.
Yesterday’s tour of the wolf preserve was great! Though “tour” is a little strong: we walked a few feet into the middle of the enclosures for the presentation (from the guy who owns the preserve with his wife), then back out and down the fence line to see their new bobcat and lynx. There wasn’t much walking at all. It was wonderful to see wolves in person for the first time, and we got to hear multi-pack howling three times! Once was staged: they trained the wolves to howl on cue at the end of the presentation. But the two other times were spontaneous. Wolf howls have always been one of my favorite sounds — some find it creepy, but I think it’s beautiful — and I managed to get the howling on video twice, so I was a happy Misnomer. 
Once I’m back home and on my computer I’ll set up an online album and share a link for those who might be interested; probably not until next weekend, though. Anyway, I could see going back sometime. They offer two “adults only” tours each month, and even though all of the kids were well-behaved I plan to book one of those next time. And going to the 3pm tour vs the 10am tour was a good choice: the preserve is an hour south of where I’m staying, so between the drives and the time at the preserve I was out for 5 hours (i.e., all afternoon).
In a little while I’ll get in the shower, and start getting ready to head to my aunt’s funeral. The visitation starts at noon, with a short service at 2pm (in the funeral home) and then a repast nearby. Same schedule, restaurant, etc., as my uncle’s/her husband’s funeral 11 months ago. I’ve spent the past two nights at my cousin’s, having dinner and then hanging out with her and her family until after midnight both times. She swears there’s nothing I can bring/nothing she needs help with this morning. I was able to send her a bunch of digital photos for the slide show that will be running, so I’m glad I was able to contribute in that way. I haven’t seen either of my male cousins yet; I’ll see them (and my brother) today. It’s going to be a long afternoon. 
I don’t know if I’ll hang out at my cousin’s again tonight — she/we might be exhausted by the time the repast ends — or if I’ll just watch TV in the condo and try to go to bed early. I plan to be on the road NLT 9am tomorrow, and aside from putting gas in the car at the start of the trip I hope to make just one stop (at lunchtime…if my bladder cooperates 
). I have a target pickup time for Bailey of 3pm, which gives me about an hour of cushion; it’s fine if I get there later, but I’d like to hit that if I can. And I’ll have to go home first, to empty the car and pick up the cushions she uses when riding with me.
Alright, it’s shower time…enough rambling outta me! I hope everyone has a good Sunday.