the Way of the Turtle

ON THE ROAD AGAIN, Part 3
Ithaca, Hector, Ithaca...
Saturday, September 19, 2009

Getting out of Jordan was a hassle as usual, mainly because the streets are not very well-marked, which makes it tough to follow printed directions...

Once we were out of town, we had a long hot drive south to Ithaca. Mostly smooth sailing, except for the last half dozen miles through the outskirts of the city, which was stop-and-go (mostly stop, it seemed.)

We left Jordan later than we should have, so it was a real rush to get ready for the wedding... I think we were back on the road within about 20-25 minutes of getting to the motel. A fast drive across some very nice countryside to Hector and about 35 minutes later we were pulling into the winery where the wedding and reception were being held, only 10 minutes late... and just in time to see everybody leaving the ceremony, which apparently was very brief.

After that was a very long evening at the reception... the part of weddings I like the least (I know, that's usually the part people look forward to!) What can I say, there are just too many more enjoyable things I could be doing instead of sitting around making conversation. But Ann had a good time, and that's what's most important.

The day wrapped up with a much more relaxed drive back to Ithaca, where I was happy to finally fall into bed. The room wasn't as comfortable as our free one in Syracuse, but I was tired enough that it really didn't matter.

JMH