five months to the day

YIII GDAY

Five months to the day I was in the US. I crept out before first light this morning.
I write to youse from a hostel dorm in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. I arrived early this afternoon after leaving the cousin peacefully snoring away at the tender hour of 6.30am. Indulged in a shitty breakfast bagel (that egg powder was definitely used) and then was on my way.

Before all of this, of course, was Bonnaroo. After I farewelled Dad at the Port Authority I met up with an old friend and walked her to her job interview near Washington Sq Park, then found a NYU pub and met up with Caitlin to have brews/ dinner before making our final journey on the Long Island Rail Road, meeting up with the Bonneroo (Boner Room) crew and commencing the long drive south.

The trip was about 24 hours, two cars, 7 people. We stopped and got cookie dough flavoured milkshakes from Sheetz at 4.30am, and had Bassnectar on full keeping the drivers awake.

BONNAROO WAS THE BEST. soooo many artists, suuuchhh good weather, everyone was bloody friendly, sahhh many costumes, such a good campsite/set up, such a good surprise from maggie and pong on their late arrival, everything was just miraculous. didn't want to leave, you know how it is.
On sunday night the heavens opened and everything got totally soaked. monday we packed up in the pouring rain, getting totally drenched, and parting ways a little too hastily.
Drove west through tennessee, encountered a full-on summer storm in memphis, kept driving, hit arkansas, and names like Social Hill, Friendship, and finally, Texarkana where we pulled off the highway and treated ourselves to Tex Mex.
We got into Austin around 3am, then slept, and occupied ourselves with wonderful austin things. It was plenty hot, so lots of water adventures in river pools, tubing, canoeing, etc. Maggie took us on a culinary adventure full of the best places to eat, drink, be merry.

And now I'm here and mexico is sweltering and crazy busy and beautiful. I'm in a dorm room- hoping it would be a social place but it's empty apart from me- and am about to nap/watch mad men and chill. Then there's a couchsurfing thing going down at a hostel down the road, so will mosey on to that later.
Many love to all,
Until next time. More coherent next time, i promise.

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