While I wouldn’t classify myself as ‘goth’, I do appreciate the goth aesthetic. And it was both intriguing to attend church as a cultural ‘outsider’, and also to experience a service that didn’t require it’s congregants to reject their own culture before attending. In fact, it was perhaps the most accessible church event I’ve been to in a long time. I met people who described themselves variously as christian, agnostic and atheist, and yet everyone seemed able to engage with the service to the level they felt comfortable.

All in all a fascinating evening.

Picnic Island is a nice quiet campground – mostly trailers and an older clientèle, I’d guess.  A pleasant lack of the loud parties that have marred some of our camping trips.

I’m finding that getting exercise is becoming addictive – canoing, hiking and getting out on my bike are a great way to burn off stress, and the more exercise I get the more I seem to want.