This winter I stayed in the Poconos for some snow tubing and some Aquatopia indoor water park, both affiliated with the Camelback Ski Resort. To my surprise, both attracted a large contingent of the Orthodox community, about 2-3 hours away. All had velvet kippot. Most men had visible tzitzit peering over their belts. Few full beards however. They had large families but fewer visibly pregnant women than at most similar gatherings. Learned a little about tzniyut at the waterpark. Barefoot was fine. Boys wore t-shirts. Girls wore either knee length leggings and long t-shirt or shirtdresses, though they had usual teenage swimwear beneath. And when I tried to introduce myself as a Monsey native, lantzman with a crotcheted kippah, they were not particularly friendly.
Snow tubing did not result in safety problems but it took just under a half-hour on the conveyor belt and waiting on the lane queue for a one minute thrill downwards. At Aquatopia, I was by far the oldest patron. Lovely hot tub that had an indoor and outdoor component where steam rose at the outdoor water-air interface. I capsized my Lazy River tube repeatedly but once stable I let the current take me around a few times. Wave pool disappointing. Did not measure up to the one at Dorney Park let alone the waves at Fenwick Island State Park. And one run down the smallest of the circular indoor thrill rides which left me just thrilled enough.
Supper at decent brew pubs each evening.
Did not sleep well. Sacked out as soon as I got back to the hotel, only to wake at midnight and keep myself up inappropriately by the great transgression of looking at my cell phone's blue emitting hue.
Drove home uneventfully but clearly out of sorts. Try some formal set sleep times the rest of the week. Hit Reset Button tomorrow.
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