lolsteven

I had a great time at the Esperanto Congress in Montreal. It was the best one I've ever attended -- even better than the incredible congress in Brazil two years ago. While I was there, I spoke with a number of journalists and am quoted in this one.

We wrapped up on Friday. I had intended to drive straight to meet the family on Saturday, but decided to go home instead to help the family get packed up and drive (and to let Alisa do my laundry for me. :-) So I hopped in the car and came home.

As soon as I got home, a thunderstorm rolled through and took out the power. I hadn't even finished checking my email at work. The power didn't come back on until 4am, so that made it difficult to pack and the lack of air conditioning made it difficult even to sleep. Furthermore, we discovered that the windows on the car were left open in the diluvian downpour, so the seats of the car were soaked. On Saturday, we eventually got the car cleaned out and packed, but the network never came back up, so I still haven't gone through my email.

After our great trials, we arrived at the campground near Lake George on Saturday afternoon. We're staying in a comfortable trailer with the relatives staying in two adjacent trailers. I had been a bit concerned about the trailers and whether they would comfortably accommodate someone of my girth. It appears, however, that modern trailer designers recognize the growing diameter of Americans and so there's no problem.

The relatives arrived late -- around 10pm -- and I stayed up long enough to greet them and help them unload their vehicle. Immediately after, however, I went to bed exhausted. The stress of the week in Montreal coupled with the long drives and poor sleep the night before left me completely drained. A few days of relaxation in the campground will be very welcome.