Hot Biking

 Finally the weather gets good enough to go out for a bike ride. Actually, it's probably too hot. We skipped right over "nice" and went from a little chilly to oppressive heat. But I'm not going to complain, let's go!

Head on out to the D&R Canal trail, and I'm met with a sign that tells me to turn around? Um... no. Were there some new rules I wasn't told about? I'm going to keep going and see if I can figure this out.

Ikea You!

 This is going to sound like a long explanation, but are you familiar with the ventriloquist Jeff Dunham? He has a a puppet named Achmed the Dead Terrorist, who's repeated catchphrase is "SILENCE! ...I KEEL YOU!" Well everytime we visit Ikea, we hear that puppet in our heads scream "SILENCE! ...IKEA YOU!" Because of the similar way he says "I KEEL". Anyway, we went out to the Ikea-you store and got some pictures.

Who needs a map for a store? Ikea does. Don't get lost! It's easier than you'd think. You'll stop to look at something, get turned around, follow the path, wait... how did I wind up back at the entrance? You laugh, but it'll happen to you if you're not careful!

May The 4th Grade Math Be With You

 Time for more pictures of Minty! And other fun stuff.

One of the fun highlights of the new "Disney" Star Wars movies was the way Kylo Ren would throw a fit of rage and destroy the room he was in. So I got a laugh out of this 4th Grade Math book and the mental image of him going "FRACTIONS!? AAAARRRGGGHHH!" And slashing up a desk with his lightsaber.

Busch Gardens - more yays!

 One more round of pictures from our trip to Busch Gardens Williamsburg. It was Memorial Day weekend, so super packed! Packed with fun!

Apollo's Chariot hits all the buttons for a great ride. It's fun, has a comfy seat you feel super-secure in, sooo smooth, and has the current-best tag line to start the ride: "We hope you enjoy your journey to the Sun on the wings of Apollo's Chariot!" Not to mention the science-designed alignment of the track which is pointed right into the sunrise, if you can get here at the right time.

Busch Gardens - Yay!

 Busch Gardens! I can't really say "twice this year" because technically when we went last Xmas, it was still December. There's a big difference between those seasons, this was full-on Memorial Day unofficial Beginning of Summer Weekend!

Last Exit before Busch Gardens! You can see the tops of the coasters peeking up, past them trees. There was a traffic line to get into the parking lot, so let the waiting begin! As a "Holiday Weekend" it was super-packed. My friend's Season Pass got us free VIP Parking again, so at least we didn't have to suffer a big trek into the park.

Picture Fest

 Guess what? More pictures! And fun comments, too.

When we visit Princeton, we typically park far away in the neighborhood streets. It's more to avoid the "hassle" of parking where the meters are with putting coins in and worrying about times, and maybe we get some walking exercise, too. This day there were odd crowds around specific houses, and people playing live music and stuff. You'll need to zoom in to see those people on the porch up there, I was too shy to get up all in their faces for a better picture.

Jersey Gardens Mall May '22

 Wooo! Jersey Gardens Mall! It's been a hot minute since we've been here. So of course let's get some mall adventure pictures!

This mall is HUGE! It's basically a "Figure 8" layout with a full upper and lower levels of that. Just now I realized I didn't get a picture of the directory, but I guess that's online somewhere if you were curious enough to look for it.